Good afternoon families,
Today started off oddly, I had heard it was supposed to rain late morning, so we headed out side right away. The kids had a blast so we stayed outside for longer than I expected and got in just before the rain came down. Then we had a wind storm and power outages until almost 2 o’clock. It took out our backyard fence so we won’t be able to go out back until it is fixed, glad we spent a good part of the morning outside already. It is suddenly nice now and I have internet to do the posting. What a strange day!
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At drop-off parents wash their child’s hands and place personal items on their child’s hook, if at all possible older children are encouraged to do this on their own
Children are settled down at the table to have breakfast and a glass of milk together.
After breakfast, each child is cleaned up. Older children wash their own hands and face, while younger children are assisted. At this point younger children have their diapers checked and changed. After each child goes through the cleaning process they are able to join the other children and free play until all children are ready and I’ve had a chance to wash bibs, sanitize table and high chairs and clean up the kitchen for the next meal.
The next part was done after our outdoor time because of expected rain.
I then gather all the children around the calendar poster. We say good morning to each other and I ask all the girls to tell each other about their evenings/weekends. Each older child takes a turn, while the younger ones listen or play quietly in the background. We then go through the month, year, season, count up to what date it is, go through all the days of the week, weather is noted, we also go through a color and letter of the day at this time. Through each of these subjects the kids are picking the label we talked about and putting it up on the board. The color and number was;
White and the number 3
After this we have library book corner. Every week I get a bunch of books from the library usually on a particular subject such as dancing or sharing out for the week. The kids get a chance to go through all the books pick one for reading at that time and also pick out the book we’ll read just before nap time. Books we read today are;
It’s My Room & Every Autumn Comes The Bear
After drop off, breakfast, clean up, free play, calendar time, and library corner we;
Played outdoors before the rain started
Once it is 10:30 we start getting ready for snack and nap time. Everybody gets their face and hands cleaned and settled at the table. Water and snacks are served. After everybody has eaten all the kids go through the cleaning process again. Older children wash their own hands and face, while younger children are assisted. At this point younger children have their diapers checked and changed. After each child goes through the cleaning process they are able to join the other children and free play until all children are ready and I’ve had a chance to wash bibs, sanitize table and high chairs and clean up the kitchen for the next meal.
We then get ready for nap time. I set out the books, Play-Doh or coloring station for older kids. The younger ones are set up with blocks and Lego. I get all the kids set with what they’d like to do then I start getting the playroom ready nap time. Setting up all playpens and sleeping bags for nap time. All the little ones get a diaper check and settled into their playpens with their blankies soothers and special toys. After little ones are set. The big kids sit on the couch and I read them one last book, that they picked out in the morning, before they take a turn going to the washroom and settle into their sleeping bags. The kids then sleep anywhere from 1 ½ to 2 ½ hours. Today we slept from;
12:30-2:30pm. I told the kids that they were safe in their sleeping area and to not worry about the noises outside. It was so incredibly windy, but they all did really well no one seemed the least bit scared.
While the kids are sleeping I clean up the daycare space. Have my own lunch. Reply to emails and text messages from parents and Interior Health. Work on daycare paperwork. I check on kids every 20 to 30 minutes. I prep lunch and set the table for the kids for when they wake up. I do the daily log and post photos for parents at this time too. Usually I start hearing the first of the kids wake just as I finish up.
Each child’s hands are washed and then they are settled at the table. After lunch, each child is cleaned up. Older children wash their own hands and face, while younger children are assisted. At this point younger children have their diapers checked and changed. After each child goes through the cleaning process they are able to join the other children and free play until all children are ready and I’ve had a chance to wash bibs, sanitize table and high chairs and clean up the kitchen for the next meal.
After lunch I try to remember to put anything that the children need for pickup in their bags and we;
The wind took out our backyard fence. Will have to stay indoors this afternoon I have lots of things to do we still have our learning box and Play-Doh to do too.
Just after 4 o’clock we get ready for pickup. We clean up, pick up and put everything away. each child is cleaned up. Older children wash their own hands and face, while younger children are assisted. At this point younger children have their diapers checked and changed. After each child goes through the cleaning process they are able to join the other children and free play.
This is when parents start to arrive if any issues have come up or supplies is needed I will tell parents then or text them during pick-up.
Meals provided are typically homemade, often fresh from the garden if it included any kind of tomato sauce. Today they had;
Breakfast:
Oatmeal cooked in almond milk with cinnamon and vanilla Blended up with bananas. A small sprinkle of brown sugar and milk on top. With a side of blueberries.
Snack:
My husband made a huge brunch for himself and us!! After playing Outdoors we came inside to the smell of breakfast sausages and homemade mashed potatoes cooking. So we had that for snack I added some plums on the side.
Lunch:
Because the power was out while I was prepping the food I made them peanut butter and jam sandwiches on whole wheat bread. With some cut up peppers and dip on the side.