Early Childhood Learning Center
Schedules and Activities
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- Schedule Information
Rainbow Room - 4 Weeks-36 months
This is the schedule for the ECLC's Rainbow Room, for children 1-36 months. Activities include touching and interacting with books and textures. Physical interactions such as talking, cuddling, and rocking. We play with rhythms and music, listening and dancing and singing. We work on ambulation by rolling, climbing, and crawling and cognitive skills with music, manipulatives, story time, and games. The rainbow room is a WAC 110-300-0358 compliant mixed age group care space.
Variable schedule: All children are fed bottles or cereal as needed according to parents schedules. Diapers are changed every hour or as needed. Bottles, cereal, and introduction to solid food will occur in accordance with parents guidelines.
Late charge of $1.00 per minute that a parent is late past 5:30 pm. $2.00 charge for each missing Signature or time entry on daily sign-in Sheets.
Please have your child(ren) at the center before 9am for breakfast or wait until 9:30am to drop off.
Red Room - 2-3 years
This is the schedule for the Red Room, for ages 2-3. Favorite activities include playdough and sticking things on contact paper. Music, singing, dancing, and story time are also included.
Late charge of $1.00 per minute that a parent is late past 5:30 pm. $2.00 charge for each missing Signature or time entry on daily sign-in Sheets.
Please have your child(ren) at the center before 9am for breakfast or wait until 9:30am to drop off.
Schedule
Details below:
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:30a-8:45a | Center Opens/Free Time |
| 8:45a-9:00a | Clean-Up for Breakfast |
| 9:00a-9:30a | Breakfast |
| 9:30a-10:15a | Free Time |
| 10:15a-10:30a | Circle Time |
| 10:30a-11:20a | Outside Play |
| 11:20a-11:30a | Wash Hands for Lunch |
| 11:30a-12:00p | Lunch |
| 12:00p-12:30p | Inside/Outside Play |
| 12:30p-12:45p | Nap Prep/Restrooms |
| 12:45p-2:45p | Nap Time |
| 2:45p-3:30p | Snack Time |
| 3:30p-5:30p | Indoor/Outdoor Play |
| 5:00p-5:15p | Departure |
| 5:30p | Closed |
Yellow Room - 3-4 years
This is the schedule for the Yellow Room, for ages 3-4. The goals of the Yellow Room are to foster creative thinking, self expression, and to encourage communication between home and school. We have designed our activities to support this.
Late charge of $1.00 per minute that a parent is late past 5:30 pm. $2.00 charge for each missing Signature or time entry on daily sign-in Sheets.
Please have your child(ren) at the center before 9am for breakfast or wait until 9:30am to drop off.
Schedule
Details below:
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:30a-8:00a | Community Time Blue Room |
| 8:00a-8:45a | Center Time Yellow Room |
| 8:45a-9:00a | Clean-Up for Breakfast |
| 9:00a-9:30a | Breakfast |
| 9:30a-10:15a | Circle Time/Activities |
| 10:15a-10:30a | Bathroom/Prep for Outside |
| 10:30a-11:20a | Outside Play |
| 11:20a-11:30a | Wash Hands for Lunch |
| 11:30a-12:00p | Lunch |
| 12:00p-12:45p | Outside Play |
| 12:45p-1:00p | Nap Prep/Bathrooms |
| 1:00p-2:45p | Nap Time |
| 2:45p-3:00p | Snack Time/Clean Up Mats |
| 3:00p-5:00p | Child Choice Activities |
| 5:00p-5:15p | Departure |
| 5:30p | Closed |
Blue Room - Ages 4-5
This is the schedule for the Blue Room, for ages 4-5. The goals of the Blue Room are to foster fine and gross motor skills, creative thinking, self expression, and to encourage communication between home and school. We have designed our activities to support this.
Late charge of $1.00 per minute that a parent is late past 5:30 pm. $2.00 charge for each missing Signature or time entry on daily sign-in Sheets.
Please have your child here by 9:00a for breakfast, or wait until 9:30 for drop off.
Schedule
Details below:
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:30a-8:00a | Shared Time Yellow Room |
| 8:00a-8:45a | Center Time Blue Room |
| 8:45a-9:00a | Morning Meeting |
| 9:00a-9:30a | Breakfast |
| 9:30a-10:00a | Outside Time |
| 10:00a-10:20a | Circle Time |
| 10:20a-11:20a | Small Group Activities |
| 11:20a-11:30a | Wash Hands for Lunch |
| 11:30a-12:00p | Lunch |
| 12:00p-1:00p | Outside Play |
| 1:00p-2:30p | Nap/Quiet Activity Time |
| 2:30p-3:00p | Lights On & Snack Time |
| 3:00p-4:00p | Center Time |
| 3:00p-5:15p | Outside Time |
| 5:00p-5:15p | Departure |
| 5:30p | Closed |
Green Room - After School - Ages 5-12
- Reading : The ECLC provides a full library of reading books for children of all reading levels
- Social skills : Naming behaviors, refusal skills, and conflict resolution skills
- Physical skills : Climbing, skipping, dancing, pedaling, steering, throwing, catching, sports, and gymnastics
- Musical skills : Learning songs, keeping time, rhythm, instruments, and conducting
- Communication skills : Using “I” messages
- Fine motor skills : Using crayons, markers, and drawing shapes
- Writing skills : Letter identification, identifying skills, vocabulary, dramatic play, and office show time
- Art projects : Painting, drawing, creating, and chalks
Located in the Michaelsen Building, room 109 at 715 Dean Nicholson Blvd.
Schedule
Details below:
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 3:00p-5:00p | Indoor/Outdoor Activities |
| 5:00p-5:15p | Clean-Up, Stories |
| 5:30p | Closed |
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