Daily Schedule
Our schedule at Hopes & Dreams is flexible enough to provide
your children the freedom they need to explore and develop as
individuals, yet structured enough to provide them stability and
predictability.  A typical day will look like this:

Infants
6:00 – 8:30        Arrival and breakfast
8:30 – 9:30        Individual activities, exploration of materials
9:30 – 10:00        Group large motor play (inside or outside)
10:00 – 11:30        Individual activities
11:30 – 12:00        Wash up and lunch
12:00 – 2:30        Nap time
2:30 – 3:00        Wash up and snack
3:00 – 3:30        Outdoor play (weather permitting)
3:30 – 4:30        Individual activities
4:30 – 6:00        Teacher’s choice
6:00 – 6:30        Dinner
6:30 – 7:30        Individual activities
7:30 – 8:00        Quiet activities and departure
*naps, diapers, bottles, and feedings are on an as needed basis
(approx. every 2 hours)

Toddlers
6:00 – 8:30         Arrival and Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30        Center exploration
9:30 – 10:30        Group time
10:30 – 11:30         Center exploration
11:30 – 12:00        Wash up and lunch
12:00 – 2:30        Nap time
2:30 – 3:00        Wash up and snack
3:00 – 3:30         Outdoor play (weather permitting)
3:30 – 4:30        Center exploration
4:30 – 6:00        Teacher’s choice
6:00 – 6:30        Dinner
6:30 – 7:30        Center exploration
7:30 – 8:00        Quiet activities and departure
*diapering and potty training are on an as needed basis
(approx. every 2 hours)

Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten
6:00 – 8:00        Arrival and free time
8:00 – 8:30        Clean up and breakfast
8:30 – 9:00        Potty break and wash up
9:00 – 12:00        Preschool Hours:  Each class has a posted
schedule
12:00 – 12:45        Wash up for lunch, prayer, lunch
12:45 – 1:00        Clean up, potty break, and hygiene training
1:00 – 1:15        Quiet time, prayer, soft music
1:15 – 2:45        Nap time
2:45 – 3:00        Wake up, potty and hygiene
3:00 – 3:15        Snack and clean up
3:15 – 4:30        Organized structured play (indoors and
outdoors)
4:30 – 6:00        Free time
6:00 – 6:30        Dinner
6:30 – 7:30        Teacher guided activities        
7:30 – 8:00        Quiet activities and departure

School Agers  during school year
6:00 – 7:00        Free time
7:00 – 7:30        Clean up, wash up, breakfast
7:30 – 8:00        Clean up, bathroom break, departure
2:30 – 4:00        Arrival, homework help, and free time
4:00 – 4:30        Clean up, wash up, snack
4:30 – 5:00        Organized structured play (indoors and outdoors
5:00 – 6:00        Free time
6:00 – 6:30        Dinner
6:30 – 7:30        Teacher guided activities
7:30 – 8:00        Quiet activities and departure