What is the 'normal' daily routine for a 3 year old in a nursery or daycare centre?

Question

What is the 'normal' daily routine for a 3 year old in a nursery or daycare centre?

Answer 1

greeted by teacher/care taker upon arrival

depending upon arrival time....the room may include other children of different ages until other workers arrive

during this time there may be a educational video playing as well as opportunities for coloring, puzzles, reading etc.

once settled in to their regular class w/their other class mates

snack time

clean up

potty break

scheduled/planned activities for the theme for the week (ex. farm week, community helpers, numbers, letters, families)

singing

reading

craft

potty break

free play outside/inside

clean up

lunch preparation

potty break

nap

free play outside/inside

snack

coloring, puzzles

reading time/question time

review of day's activity focus

get ready to go home, merge rooms as children start leaving to allow for worker's leaving also (great time for the kids to see their older and younger friends in the center and to have time w/other teachers)

verbal communication w/parent upon pick-up of child as to how their day went

Answer 2

This is our schedule for preschool - not daycare - so I don't know if this is what you are looking for

25 minutes of social time and table top activities (small motor) - this includes conversation with the teacher and other students

Circle time with attendance, calendar, name game, song and story

Music time

Skill sheet (very short)

craft

wash hands and snack

free choice activities which includes an art activity, sensory activities, science and math, housekeeping, transportation and blocks

Answer 3

AM Snack/breakfast if provided

Circle Time (calendar, story, group activity, etc)

Small Group (planned activity by teacher done in groups of 6 or less)

Free Play time (Learning Centers)

Possibly another brief group time

Outdoors/Large Motor

Lunch

Group (story)

Nap

PM Snack