Bright Dawn
Licensed Family
Child Care
Programming
“Play is the highest form of research.”
– Albert Einstein
“Play is the work of the child.” – Maria Montessori
Daily Program Plan
The following is a sample daily routine:
6:30-8:00am Open, children arrive, breakfast, clean up
8:00-9:00am Free Play
9:00-9:30am Wash hands, morning snack (children move onto books at circle as they finish snack)
9:30-10am Circle Time
10-11/11:30am Outdoor Play/trips to the park/trips to the library
11/11:30am-12:30pm Lunchtime, clean up, diapering/use toilet, brush teeth, look at books
12:30-1pm Clean up, diapering/toileting routine, brush teeth, quiet time with books
1-3pm Nap/Rest time
3-4pm Afternoon snack/Free play
4-5:30pm Free play, parent pick-up
5:30pm Closed
During free play, various play centres will be available to the children including library, table toys (puzzles, games, manipulative/sensory play materials, etc), house centre, art centre, block centre, science centre, sensory table, etc.
Although we will try to get outside every day, on occasion during bad weather, we may choose to stay inside and do a large group activity such as a group game, cooking activity, or other.
Emergent Play-Based Curriculum
Emergent curriculum is a form of dynamic planning that is based on the children’s interest and passion at a certain point in time. Children thrive and learn best when exploring their interests. Learning occurs naturally. Planning emergent curriculum requires observation, documentation, creative brainstorming, flexibility and patience on the part of the Early Childhood Educator. In short, it is a child-directed and teacher facilitated approach to planning the curriculum. There is no knowing where the learning will end up but this openness makes the curriculum more exciting for both teachers and children.
The emergent curriculum process starts when a teacher sees an interest “emerging” in the child. Once the “emerging” interest has been identified, the teacher brainstorms many possibilities to explore. Rather than a lesson plan, the teacher ends up with a road map full of possibilities. When the child has shifted their interest to another topic a new “emerging” interest has again been identified and the curriculum advances.