Advantage Preschool and Child Care

The core of the preschool day occurs in the morning hours, from 8:00am to 12:30pm. We enjoy our circle time first thing every morning, which includes our greetings, morning messages, calendar time, weather graph, letter of the week, theme connections, and learning time of math and literacy skills. This is always followed up with a group learning experience in the core curriculum areas. 

In between our group learning experiences, which are teacher-directed, we enjoy lots of self-directed play times here at Advantage Preschool in Ann Arbor during each "plan, work, recall" section. During this time, each child gets to plan his or her own "work" in  the various areas or interest centers set up by the teacher.  After our "work" time, we clean up and then recall what our plan was and what work we carried out during work time. The "plan, work, recall" or what is sometimes referred to as "plan, do, review" is a core piece of the High Scope preschool curriculum.

Please realize that the more consistent your child is in attending, the more they will take away from the program. 

DAILY ROUTINE

7:00-9:15am         Children arrive and are greeted by the teacher. Parents sign students in, observe any new notes on the bulletin board, and may write notes to relay important information. Children may choose from a variety of indoor activities. BREAKFAST is served as children arrive and are ready to eat, from 7:00-8:30 am.

9:15-9:35am          Children are engaged in Circle Time, which consists of greetings,  morning message, calendar routines, weather routines, math routines, literacy routines,  songs, stories, finger plays, theme discussions, and discussing our day’s activities

9:35-9:55am           Group Time (a learning experience in any of the following areas, and often combining several at a time: literacy, math, science, social studies, Bible-themed, dramatic arts, arts and crafts, or music and movement)

9:55-10:15am         Students wash hands, say grace, and enjoy morning snack

10:15-11:00am       Students get dressed for outdoors and play outside*

11:00-11:45pm       Plan, Work, Clean up, Recall

11:45-12:15pm       Students wash hands, say grace, and enjoy lunch

12:15-12:45pm        Prepare for naps/rest times with quiet stories and songs

12:45-2:30pm           Students sleep and/or read books quietly on their cots

2:30-3:00pm             Upon waking, students engage in free choice play while waiting for others to wake.

3:00-3:15pm             Students wash hands, say grace, and enjoy an afternoon snack

3:15-4:15pm             Students get dressed for outdoors and play outside*

4:15-4:35pm             Group Time (a learning experience in any of the following areas, and often combining several at a time: literacy, math, science, social studies, Bible-themed, dramatic arts, arts and crafts, or music and movement)

4:35-6:00pm             Plan, Work, Clean up, Recall with parents

*During inclement weather, children stay indoors to play--During winter, we usually go outside only once*