Head Start
Head Start is committed to delivering services to families with young children in the spirit of family focus, self worth, and shared decision making in response to community need.
Daily Schedule and Routine
The daily schedule and routine form the basic structure of the preschool day. Having a consistent schedule is important to help young children trust, feel more secure, and predict the sequence of events that will occur during their day. The daily schedule also helps give children a sense of time.
A Typical Morning Schedule
- Greeting / Visual Health Check / Sign-in
- Family Time / Welcome Activity
- Hand washing / Breakfast / Free Choice Activities
- Circle
- Outdoor Activities
- Free Choice / Work and Play Activities
- Circle
- Hand washing / Lunch / Tooth brushing
- Quiet Table Games and Books / Family Time Departure
A Typical Afternoon Schedule
- Greeting / Visual Health Check / Sign-in
- Family Time / Welcome Activity
- Hand washing / Lunch / Free Choice Activities
- Circle
- Outdoor Activities
- Free Choice/ Work and Play Activities
- Circle
- Hand washing / Snack / Tooth brushing
- Quiet Table Games and Books / Family Time Departure
Schedule times will vary slightly in each class though breakfast should always start before 9:00am and lunch before 1:30pm. Ask your child’s teachers to go over the schedule with you.
Please remember to be prompt when bringing and picking up your child. It is important for your child to be at school for all of the day’s activities.