The following is a sample of our daily routines to give you an idea of our program. Please note that this is only a sample and that the scheduling of each block varies depending on the weather.
Our Long Day Program runs from 6.30am-6.30pm. We at the Academy for Early Learners will provide all meals on site – Breakfast, Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Late Snack , drinks, sheets, Nappies and milk (with an exception for Formulas). Nappy changes will be done before Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Late Snack. An extra nappy is required in case of any accidents.
Wobbly Wombats (0-2 years of age)
| 06:30 - 07:30 | Breakfast Available |
| 07:30 - 08:00 | Learning Block 1: Free play in Wobbly Wombats Room |
| 08:00 - 08:15 | Learning Block 2: Language Group Time 08:15 - 09:15 Learning Block 3: Gross motor skills (Outdoors) |
| 09:15 - 09.45 | Morning Tea |
| 09:45 - 10:45 | Learning Block 3: Indoor/Outdoor Play gross motor skills |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Learning Block 4: Music Group Time |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Lunch |
| 11:30 - 14:30 | Midday Nap time |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Learning Block 5: Indoor/Outdoor Gross motor skills Play |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Late Snack |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Learning Block 6: Indoor/Outdoor Play Gross and fine motor skills |
The Wobbly Wombats room educators will keep this routine flexible to revolve around each child’s different sleeping routine. For example if a child has two sleeps a day, they will put them to sleep during playtimes and then during the rest time they will be offered a mat time so they don’t miss out.
Creative Koalas Room (2-3 years of age)
| 06:30 - 08:00 | Indoor learning and Breakfast available |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Nappy Change and indoor activities continued |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Learning Block 1: Cognitive activities and art and craft experiences |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Morning Tea |
| 10:00 - 11 :30 | Learning Block 2: Gross Motor skills (Outdoors)- where there is a variety of physical, fine motor, social and cognitive activities set up for children to further develop their skills and co-ordination and strength, social interactions, language development and small muscle strength. Painting and creative arts activities- to enhance fine motor and creative development. |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Learning Block 3: Structured Indoor Activities/Nappy Change/Group time |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 14:30 | Resting/Sleep time |
| 12:45 - 13:05 | Quiet reading time whilst children in beds |
| 13:05 - 14:30 | Learning Block 4: quiet activities (for non-sleeping children) |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Learning Block 5: Inside activities- A range of indoor programmed activities from all programs are set up. |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Learning Block 6: Yoga program/Numeracy Time |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Learning Block 7: Children select from a range of cognitive and fine motor learning experiences. |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Afternoon Tea |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Learning Block 8: Outdoor Experiences- where there is a variety of physical, fine motor, social and cognitive activities set up for children to further develop their skills and coordination and strength, social interactions, language development and small muscle strength. Painting and creative arts activities- to enhance fine motor and creative development. |
| 17:30 – 17:45 | Learning Block 9: Music and Movement Session |
| 17:45 - 18:00 | Late Snack |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Inside Group Activity: Transition to home time |
| 18:30 | Academy for Early Learners Closes |
Wise Owls Room (Pre School aged children)
| 06:30 - 08:00 | Indoor learning and Breakfast available |
| 08:00 - 10 00 | Learning Block 1: Gross Motor skills (Outdoors)- where there is a variety of physical, fine motor, social and cognitive activities set up for children to further develop their skills and co-ordination and strength, social interactions, language development and small muscle strength. Painting and creative arts activities- to enhance fine motor and creative development. |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Morning Tea |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Learning Block 2: Calender Time/Numeracy time |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Learning Block 3: Structured Indoor Activities/Project experiences |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Learning Block 4: Gross Motor Skills (Outdoors)- where there is a variety of physical, fine motor, social and cognitive activities set up for children to further develop their skills and co-ordination and strength, social interactions, language development and small muscle strength. Painting and creative arts activities- to enhance fine motor and creative development. Language and Literacy Letter land Group time -The children will focus on the letter land character for the week including sharing the sound of the week and practicing writing |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 02:30 | Resting Quiet reading time whilst children in beds /Sleep time |
| 02:30 - 16:30 | Learning Block 5: Outdoor Experiences- where there is a variety of physical, fine motor, social and cognitive activities set up for children to further develop their skills and coordination and strength, social interactions, language development and small muscle strength. Painting and creative arts activities- to enhance fine motor and creative development. |
| 16:30 -17:00 | Afternoon Tea |
| 17:00 -17:15 | Learning Block 6: Children’s news or Story time experience- Children are able to share their news item. Teachers encourage open ended questions which helps further develop expressive and receptive language as well as confidence and social development. Education stories are read to the children. Children are encouraged to recall the events in the story and ask questions. Stories encompass both printed tales as well as felt board and puppet stories |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Learning Block 7: Yoga Program |
| 17.30 - 18.00 | Learning Block 8: Children select from a range of cognitive and fine motor activities. |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Inside Group Activity: Transition to home time |
| 18:30 | Academy for Early Learners Closes |