A typical day in a daycare centre

By way of illustration, here is what a typical day in a people and baby daycare centre looks like:

From 7.00am to 9.00am

• Welcome - games of appearances and disappearances, peek-a-boo, reading time, etc.
• Free play

From 9.00am to 11.00am

• A song to say hello in different languages
• Caring for plants and/or insects, for example
• Stretching to wake up the body and become aware of it
• Workshops
• Garden
• From 11.00am to 12.00pm
• Care
• Hand washing and table setting
• A yoga session to relax body and mind
• Storytelling, relaxation in the quiet area, songs, children expressing themselves orally...
• A song to say bon appétit in different languages
• Meals for baby walkers at the table - Babies take their meals on request, in a professional's arms.

From 12:00 to 12:45

• Washing hands and face independently after the meal
• Preparing for nap time (going to the toilet, care, undressing children)
• Free play, yoga
• A story in the nap room to help children fall asleep
• Falling asleep

From 12.45pm to 3pm

• Nap and/or quiet time

From 3.00 pm to 3.30 pm

• Going to the toilet, care.
• Helping children get dressed
• Workshops
• Garden
• Snacks are taken on request for babies
• Snack for the "walking children" at the tables

From 4pm to 5pm

• Workshops, free and accompanied games
• A breathing exercise to release the tensions of the day

From 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm

• Gradual departure of the children, sharing of the day's anecdotes, free play.