A day here
How a child spends the day
Each part of the day follows the children.
- 01Early morning
Step 1: Arrival
A teacher meets each child at the room door. There is time for a hug, for a backpack on its hook and for a first look at the toys.
- 02Mid-morning
Step 2: Circle time
A song, a short Bible story and the calendar. The youngest children listen from a lap or a mat.
- 03Late morning
Step 3: Play and learning
Blocks, books, paint and play dough, in the room or on the playground, at each child's pace.
- 04Around noon
Step 4: Snack and lunch
A blessing, then lunch at the table with the teacher. Children serve themselves and pour their own water.
- 05After lunch
Step 5: Rest
Babies sleep on their backs, in their own cots, with nothing else in the cot. Older children rest on mats, and anyone who doesn't sleep looks at books.
- 06End of the day
Step 6: Pickup
A teacher hands each child to you at the door and tells you how the day went. We ask for ID from anyone we don't know.
Snack and lunch
Lunch at the table
Children serve themselves family style, and the teacher sits with them. A sample week might be baked chicken with rice, black beans and fruit, or pasta with vegetables. Tell us about any allergy at the tour.
A morning snack, lunch and an afternoon snack
A blessing before lunch
Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask again in private once you enroll
In the yard
Out in the yard
On most days there is time outside, with hats and shade. The children dig in the sandbox, ride tricycles and run in the fenced yard, and the youngest explore with a teacher beside them.
Hats and sunscreen in the yard
Water to drink at every turn
Sand and tricycles for the Twos, Threes and Fours
Would you like to see a day here?
Come for a tour with your child. It takes about half an hour.