Berkeley, CA
Claremont Day Nursery (Berkeley)

We seek to provide a secure and challenging foundation for the beginning of, and orientation to, the educational process.

Our program exposes children to a variety of skills and activities in a warm, reinforcing environment.

The atmosphere is one of a 'family' of children learning, working, loving and exploring together. Our teachers are unique and professionally talented.

Extracted from Claremont Day Nursery School Preschool's Web-Site.

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7:00 AM: Claremont Day Nursery School opens.

7:00 - 8:00: Children are greeted upon arrival and eat any breakfast or snack they may have brought. Inside free play activities (books, puzzles, drawing, legos, playdough, games, visiting with friends, etc.)

8:30: Clean-up inside. Get jackets on to go outside.

8:45 - 9:30: Outdoor play (weather permitting). Sandbox, climbing structures, swings, slide, bikes, etc.

9:30 - 9:45: Music time, singing, and instruments.

9:45 - 11:00: Group time. Children are separated into small groups according to age. A teacher-directed, structured activity following a monthly theme is presented which emphasizes general learning concepts, creative art, and science, along with storytelling and dramatic play. Morning snack is eaten at this time.

11:00 - 11:30: Outside free play.

11:30 - 12:15: Wash hands and face. Sit down for a hot, homemade lunch (menu is posted and changes daily).

12:30: Nap time begins. Children listen to stories or music while the teachers settle them.

2:30 - 3:00: Wake-up time. Teachers assist with shoes.

3:00: Outdoor play and afternoon snack time.

3:15 - 4:00: Group time inside - a continuation of the morning's lessons.

4:00 - 5:15: Outdoor play and yard clean-up.

5:15 - 6:00: Quiet indoor activities and stories. Children and teachers prepare for parent's pick-up.

6:00 PM: Claremont Day Nursery School closes.

Extracted from Claremont Day Nursery School Preschool's Web-Site.

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