Typical Daily Routine

8:15 - 9:30am Children arrive, unpack bags, and say goodbye to parents.
9:30am Indoor or Outdoor Play
Classes will start their day either inside or outside. This is organized on a rotating basis. During this time, teachers teach individually and in small groups while children play freely at activities planned from their interests and the Outcomes and Principles of the Early Years Learning Framework.
11:00am Morning Tea
The children gather for morning tea (brought from home) and a drink. This may be at tables or picnic style.
11:20am Indoor or Outdoor Play
Groups swap around.
12:45pm Pack Away
At this time, the children help to pack away indoor and outdoor activities.
1:00pm Group Time
At this time, teachers will teach the whole group together. This may be through stories, songs, dances, group games, experiments, discussions, drama.
Lunch (brought from home)
Rest Time
Those children who need to, may sleep at this time. Other children will listen to relaxing music, stories read out loud and/or stretching yoga exercises, depending on their needs.
Quiet Indoor Activities
2:30pm Children get ready to go home. Shoes and socks on, collecting artworks, packing bags, etc.
3:15pm Children who have not been picked up have afternoon tea.
3:45pm Preschool is closed and all children have left preschool.