A day at Sunshine

What your child’s day looks like

Every room follows a steady rhythm of play, learning, meals and rest. Here is a typical day for each age.

Infants

6 weeks – 12 months · Green Room

  1. Arrival and welcome
  2. Breakfast
  3. Free play and outdoor time
  4. Art and sensory activity
  5. Bottle and snack
  6. Nap and rest
  7. Lunch
  8. Free play
  9. Bottle and snack
  10. Nap and rest
  11. Outdoor time
  12. Music and movement
  13. Free play and pickup

Babies eat and nap on their own schedule, so these times are a guide. Diaper changes and handwashing happen all through the day.

Toddlers

1 – 2 years · Purple and Blue Rooms

  1. Arrival, breakfast and milk
  2. Circle time
  3. Outdoor play
  4. Art and crafts from the weekly lesson plan
  5. Music and movement
  6. Lunch
  7. Nap
  8. Snack
  9. Circle and story time
  10. Outdoor play
  11. Music and movement
  12. Free play and pickup

Diaper changes, potty breaks and handwashing are built in before and after every activity.

Older toddlers

Pink Room

  1. Circle time
  2. Outdoor play
  3. Art and crafts from the weekly lesson plan
  4. Music and movement
  5. Lunch
  6. Nap
  7. Snack
  8. Circle and story time
  9. Outdoor play

Children arrive from 6:30 AM and are picked up by 6:30 PM. Potty training support is part of the day.

Preschool

3 years · Silver Room

  1. Arrival and breakfast
  2. Circle time
  3. Lesson-plan activities: art, crafts and class work
  4. Outdoor play
  5. Lunch
  6. Nap and quiet time
  7. Snack
  8. Outdoor play
  9. Story time
  10. Music and movement
  11. Free play and pickup

Older preschoolers

4 – 5 years · Orange Room

  1. Arrival and table-top activities
  2. Morning circle
  3. Learning centers and small groups
  4. Outdoor play
  5. Art, music and movement
  6. Lunch
  7. Nap and quiet time
  8. Snack
  9. Outdoor play
  10. Evening circle
  11. Free play
  12. Centers and quiet choice time

Early arrivals from 6:30 AM start the day with breakfast; pickup is by 6:30 PM.

After school

5 – 12 years

  1. Pickup from local schools
  2. Snack
  3. Homework time
  4. Indoor and outdoor play
  5. Pickup

Ask us which schools we pick up from.

Times are approximate and can shift with the day. Ask for your room’s exact schedule on your tour.

Come see Sunshine for yourself

Tours take about 30 minutes. Meet our teachers, see the classrooms and ask anything.