Stephanie's Family Child Care & Preschool
805-388-7659 LIC #566214429
Our Full-Time Preschool Program
Experince Early Learning CURRICULUM
Research-Based Award Winning Curriculum that explores all learning domains of children. We use this curriculum daily.
Social and Emotional Development
Your child’s ability to identify feelings, self-regulate and build relationships.
Physical Development
Addresses your child’s gross and fine motor skills. To increase strength, muscle control, and coordination,
Language and Literacy Development
Your child’s ability to communicate and connect with others through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Mathematics and Reasoning Development
Your child’s ability to count, understand number sense, manipulate objects, create patterns, sort, compare and measure.
Social Studies Development
Your child’s ability to understand oneself in relation to the world. It includes the exploration of roles, responsibilities, and cultural traditions.
Science Development
Your child’s ability to inquire, predict and evaluate observations. It supports a child’s ability to explore everyday life, and the physical properties of matter, and to make sense of concepts such as weather, natural habitats, and technology.
Creative Development
Your child's ability to respond to experiences by expressing ideas and imagination through music, dance, dramatic play, and art.
Daily Schedule
7:30 a.m. .- 8:20 a.m. Arrival, Free play time
8:20 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. Clean Up
8:30 a.m.- 8:55AM Breakfast
8:55 a.m.- 9:15 a.m. Circle Time
9:15 a.m.- 11:50 a.m. Art, Learning Activities, Free Play
11:50 a.m.- Noon. Clean Up Time
Noon-12:30 p.m. Set up for lunch
12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Nap
4:30 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Snack Time
4:55 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Free Play & Pickup
Potty and Diaper Changes
Diapers:
We have regularly scheduled diaper changes, and frequent diaper checks to insure clean, dry bottoms.
Toileting:
We have scheduled bathroom breaks before and after meals and during playtime.
Children are also encouraged to use the bathroom as needed throughout the day.
Potty Training:
We are always working on self-help skills with all children. This is the foundation of successful potty training. We then look for signs of readiness, and a desire to use the potty. Opportunity is given to those children who take an interest and have the desire to use the potty.
In my professional experience, if your child is ready, they will "potty train" themselves. If they are not ready, you may experience frustration for everyone, and end up in power struggles and persistent accidents that can easily be avoided by following your child's lead.
Meals
We serve three well balanced nutritional meals per day in accordance with
USDA guidelines.
Breakfast
Whole Grain, Fruit and Milk
Lunch
Grain, Protein, Vegetable, Fruit and Milk
Afternoon Snack
Fruit and Grain
Nap Time
Our Scheduled Nap Period is from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM daily.
Children spend their day running, climbing, riding, learning, and engaging
with their peers. Our Program and the children are in constant motion from the time they arrive until we sit down to lunch at 12:30 PM.
They are more than ready to lie down and easily fall asleep after a busy day and a fantastic lunch!
Children sleep on mats or in Pack-n-Plays depending on their age and individual sleeping needs.
Children who do not sleep the entire nap period rest quietly.
Well-rested children, move through their evening routine with ease and fall asleep at bedtime without resistance.
Over-tired children have difficulty moving through routine and may struggle to fall asleep at bedtime.