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Core12 04:20 PM 01-31-2018
When do you serve meals/snacks?
When is your nap time?
What are your hours?

Thanks!
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mamamanda 04:46 PM 01-31-2018
Breakfast: 7:30
AM snack: 9:30
Group activity: 9:45
Free Play: 10:15
Lunch:11:30
Nap: 12-2
PM snack: 2:30
Free Play: 2:45
Sensory play & calm down: 4:00

That's the general flow of our day. My hours are 6:30-4:30.
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Homebody 06:08 PM 01-31-2018
Right now I just have part timers but will have a full time infant start in March. So, as of now my drop off and pickup times vary from day to day.

Earliest drop off is 7:45 and latest pickup is 5:15.

Morning nap time varies depending on the child. I use to have one that arrived at 7:00 and needed to go down as soon as she got here. Another one I have when he was an infant needed a nap from 9:00-10:00. So, I'm flexible on morning nap.

I offer breakfast between 8:00-8:30. If they arrive after 8:30 they need to already have eaten.

I offer a green smoothie at 10:00.

Lunch at 11:30

Nap from 1:00-3:00

Snack at 3:15
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HappyEverAfter 06:24 PM 01-31-2018
Open 7am-6pm.
Breakfast 8
AM snack 9:45
Nap 10-11 (allowed to sleep until 12 if not awake at 11)
Lunch 12
PM snack 2:30
Nap 3-4 (allowed to sleep until pick up if not awake at 4)
Late PM snack (for the one who stays until closing) 5

Side note, I have a very young group (all under age 2) so my little ones often take long naps. Only one of them has a parent who wants them woken up from naps after 1.5 hrs if they don’t wake on their own, the rest of the parents like for me to let them sleep. I have one who routinely takes a 2 hr nap in the am and a 2-3 hr nap in the afternoon!
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AmyKidsCo 07:38 PM 01-31-2018
Open 7:00 AM
Breakfast 9:00*
Lunch 12:00-12:30
Nap 1:00-3:00*
PM Snack 3:30*
Close 5:00

*Earliest time, it could be up to 15 min later depending on the day.
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BumbleBee 11:18 PM 01-31-2018
Open 7a.m.-6pm

8am-breakfast
9am: preschool time until 11.
9:45am snack
11am outside time
11:45-lunch
12:45- nap until 3:15 (kids get up as they wake)
3:30 - snack
4:30 -outside until pick up depending on weather
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Jamie 03:20 AM 02-01-2018
Open 7-4.35.

I don't serve breakfast.
Earliest arrival: 7.15.
Latest arrival: 9.00.

7.15-8.00: Books.
8.00-9.00: Chores (laundry, clean kitchen etc.)
9.00-9.20: Snack.
9.30-11.00: Outside time.
11.15: Lunch
12: Nap
14.45-15.00: Snack
15.00-16.35: Free play.
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Josiegirl 03:49 AM 02-01-2018
Open 7-5
Arrival currently anytime between 7:20-8
breakfast 8
outdoors around 9
lunch 11
quiet time 12:15-2
snack 2:30
outdoors 3:15-4
pick-ups between 4:30-5
Fill in any other times with prep work, playtime, clean-up, diapers and a million other things.
We have no a.m. nappers right now. My 8 mo doesn't seem to sleep AT ALL so.....
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SunflowerMama 11:40 AM 02-01-2018
Hours: Mon - Thurs 7:30a - 5p

Breakfast 8-8:30a
Lunch 11:30a
Nap 1p-3p
Snack 3:30p

My parents drop off between 7:30a and 9 and pick up anywhere from 3p - 4:30p most days. I have all work from home, non-traditional schedules, etc. so really nice laid back schedule. I also just moved to the 4-day schedule in September and I LOVE having Fridays off. All of my families stayed when I dropped Fridays.
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Lovisa 05:50 AM 02-02-2018
Hours are Monday-Friday 5:15am to 5pm (once my current early arrivers are gone, I won't be open till 7am).

Breakfast 7-7:30am
outside and snack from 9-10:30
Lunch 11:30
Nap from 12-2
Snack 2pm
Free play from 2 until parents start rolling in

One day a week we do a craft. 3 days a week we do educational worksheets.
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hwichlaz 07:33 AM 02-02-2018
I need to work on this for QRIS. Sigh.

730 Breakfast
Song
Circle Time
Writing/Art/Investigations
1045 Outside Time
1130 Lunch
1200 story and nap set up
1230 Rest Time
300 Snack
Then free play, clean up, home.
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