7:30am to 5:30pm

A day here, hour by hour.

Little kids do best when they can guess what comes next. So the day has a shape, and the shape barely changes. Inside each block there is a lot of room to follow whatever the kids are into.

Come see a morning
An empty, sunny classroom with small wooden chairs around a low yellow table, white shelves of baskets and a green rug.

The shape of the day

Six stops the kids can count on.

Scroll to move the sun. The full detail of each block is just below.

  1. 7:30am

    Drop off

    Early care, toast and quiet play.

  2. 9:00am

    Circle

    Songs, plans and the question of the day.

  3. 10:00am

    Garden

    Outside time in any weather.

  4. 12:00pm

    Lunch

    Family style, cooked here.

  5. 1:00pm

    Nap

    Rest for everyone, sleep for most.

  6. 3:00 to 5:30

    Pick up

    Snack, play and the daily note.

Hour by hour

What kids are actually doing.

  1. 7:30 to 8:30am

    Early care

    Full day kids arrive to a mixed age room with puzzles, play dough and toast with butter. Calm on purpose.

  2. 8:30 to 9:00am

    Main drop off

    Hand wash, cubby, a goodbye ritual you invent together. Teachers stay at the door for the first ten minutes.

  3. 9:00 to 9:20am

    Circle

    Hello song, who is here, weather, the plan. Toddler circle is five minutes. Pre-K circle can run twenty.

  4. 9:20 to 10:00am

    Choice time

    Blocks, art table, dress up, books, sensory bins. Kids choose, teachers join in and ask questions.

  5. 10:00 to 11:30am

    Garden and yard

    Digging, watering, bikes, the climbing dome, the mud kitchen. Snack is outside when it is dry.

  6. 11:30am to 12:00pm

    Specials and stories

    Music, Spanish or garden jobs depending on the day, then a story to settle before lunch.

  7. 12:00 to 12:45pm

    Lunch

    Small tables, real plates, kids serve themselves. Half day children go home at 12:30 and eat lunch at home.

  8. 1:00 to 2:30pm

    Nap and rest

    Lights low, soft music, back rubs on request. Kids who wake early read in the quiet nook.

  9. 2:30 to 5:30pm

    Snack and slow play

    School day pick up at 3:00. Full day kids get a second snack, outdoor time and art until 5:30.

Sample menu

Cooked in our kitchen each morning by Ms. Rosa. Nut free, with a vegetarian option every day. We post the menu on Friday for the week after.

  • MonChicken and rice soup, cucumber sticks
  • TueBean and cheese quesadillas, orange wedges
  • WedPasta with tomato sauce, peas from the garden
  • ThuFish tacos or tofu tacos, corn salad
  • FriBreakfast for lunch: pancakes, eggs, berries

Our nap policy.

Everyone rests after lunch. Nobody is made to sleep. Toddlers nap on their own schedule, older kids on cots with their own sheet and lovey from home.

If your Pre-K child has dropped their nap, tell us. They rest for 30 minutes, then join a quiet table with puzzles and drawing. We never wake a sleeping child to hit a schedule, but we will follow your request on a late nap if it wrecks bedtime.

A toddler sitting on a soft white sofa, turning the pages of a big picture book.
Non sleepers get a book and a quiet corner.

Come see a real morning.

Tours run Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30am. Twenty minutes, kids welcome, no sales pitch.

Book a tour Call (408) 555-0133