Programs and Daily Schedules
In our programs, we provide daily hands on learning experiences to meet the individual needs of each child in the program as they develop age-appropriate social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and communication skills.
Each Caregiver receives training in the Loving Your Kids on Purpose: Making a Heart to Heart Connection by Danny Silk. This training provides each caregiver with a practical and powerful tool for raising children in a warm, secure environment where they can develop strong Christian Character while discovering God’s purpose and will for their lives. It also provides caregivers with important guidelines and ideas for forming a child’s character, connecting, and communicating with toddlers, children, and teens in ways that will model effective future generations to come.
Learning Centers
Our learning centers for the preschool age children are set up in a Montessori style environment of learning.
Daily Schedules
Infants
We adhere to state mandated guidelines here at ABC.
The ratio for infants and children ages 6 weeks- 17 months is 1 caregiver to 4 babies or 2 caregivers to 10 babies.
Infant Daily Schedule:
Children arrive: Greet each child & parent
Routine Care (feeding, diapering, handwashing)
Breakfast – 7:45am to 8:30am
Free play/Self-directed activities in play areas
Mid-Morning: Planned play time: Teacher directed activities for some, self-directed activities for others
Morning snack: 9:30am
Morning Nap time (as needed per child)/Routine care
Outdoor play/Routine care
Lunch – about 11:30am
Nap time (as needed per child)/Routine Care
Snack – about 3pm
Self-directed activities in play areas
Communicate with parents at pick-up
Clean room
** Routine care is per the individual child’s needs – feeding, diapering, washing hands and faces, etc. Both feeding and napping times are catered to the child’s individual needs
Toddlers
We adhere to state mandated guidelines here at ABC.
Toddlers Daily Schedule:
Children arrive: Greet each child & parent
Wash hands/Breakfast- 7:30 am to 8:15am
Teacher directed activities for some, self-directed activities for others
Play outdoors and indoors (Gross Motor/Large muscle skills)
Morning Snack 9:30am
Gathering/Group time: stories & music
Diaper Changing/Hand-washing
Lunch – 11:30am
Nap
Routine care (toileting, putting mats away)
Planned play time – both teacher-directed and self-directed
Outdoor play/Wash Hands
Snack- 3:30pm
Self-directed activities in learning centers
Routine care (toileting/gathering up children’s things to go home)
Communicate with parents at pick-up
Clean room
** Routine Care is per the individual child’s needs – diapering/toileting, washing hands & faces
Preschool
We adhere to state mandated guidelines here at ABC.
Daily Schedule: 3-5 year olds
Children arrive: Greet each child & parent
Wash hands/Breakfast- 7:30am to 8:15am
Toileting/Hand-washing
Planned play time: Teacher directed activities for some, self-directed activities for others
Phonics and Numbers lesson (Phonics instruction through Fundations–same as Muleshoe ISD)
Music/Jesus Time/Character Lesson
Free play outdoors and indoors (gross motor/large muscle skills)
Toileting/Hand-washing
Lunch – 11:30am
Rest time/Planned quiet play time: teacher-directed activities for those who are awake
Routine care (toileting, putting mats away)
Planned play time – both teacher-directed(review morning lesson in small group and self-directed (Montessori/Learning centers)
Wash Hands/Snack- 3:30pm
Free Play
Routine care (toileting/gathering up children’s things to go home)
Outdoor play
Communicate with parents at pick-up
Clean room
** Routine Care is per the individual child’s needs – toileting, washing hands & faces
After School Program
Arrive at ABC from Bus #3 from MISD.
Wash hands/Snack
Work on Homework/Tutoring/Cursive Writing
Free Play/Music/Outdoor play
*When weather does not permit outdoor play an alternate activity will be planned (i.e. craft or play dough time or art/drawing activities)
Communicate with parents at pick-up
Clean room