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Lansing Nursery Program offers a nurturing, but more structured group learning environment that prepares your child for Preschool or Junior Kindergarten.
The Morning Nursery Program is based in The Blue Room. Brief overview:
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Why choose Lansing Nursery?
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A typical Morning Nursery Program schedule is:
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9:00 am - 9:15 am:
9:15 am - 10:15 am:
10:15 am - 10:20 am:
10:20 am - 10:35 am:
10:35 am - 10:55 am:
10:55 am - 11:10 am:
11:10 am - 11:40 am:
11:40 am - 11:45 am:
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Welcome.
Table Activities Free Play
Tidy Up
Wash hands for morning snack.
Morning snack Morning Meeting
Music and Movement
Dress for Outdoors.
Outdoor Play Tidy Up.
Dismissal |
Free play encourages children to participate in activities building creativity, cognition, small and gross motor skills. Activities include art, puzzles, play dough, block building, sand, water and dramatic play. Morning Meeting teaches children language, math and science skills through the creative use of stories, singing, making music and games. Outdoor play includes free play in the sand pit, jungle gym and playhouses, or playing the various toys and games set up by the teachers. Talk to other parents, the teachers, or simply watch your child at play with friends. |
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"School home" away from home |
I initially registered my little guy on the 3-day Nursery program as I was unsure how he would handle being away at school. My fears were completely unfounded. The caring Lansing teachers and parents create a "school home" away from home. Within a week, he couldn't wait to go to school every day. He even asked on weekends (though I suspect the extremely well-stocked train table had something to do with it!). |
Common Nursery Program FAQs
1. Nutrition
Daily snacks, including how much your child ate, are shared with parents daily through HiMama.
The weekly snack schedule is also posted on the board in the Parents Room, for those who want to know the week's menu in advance. Read more about Lansing's nutrition policy, which also includes answers to questions such as "What if my child has special dietary requirements?"
2. Duty days
Learn the answers to questions such as "What is a duty day?", "What does it involve?", How often would I have to do it?", and "Can a caregiver or grandparent do it on my behalf?" here.
3. Toilet training
Children need to be toilet-trained prior to joining the program as Lansing does not have change table facilities in place.
We understand however that accidents happen and teachers will take children to the washroom several times during the morning. However, if it becomes clear that your child is not toilet-trained, we will have a discussion to talk about next steps for your child.
4. Joining age
Children must be at least 2.5 years old when they join the program whether this is at the beginning of the school year in September, or later in the program.
5. Other
If you have any other questions that are not covered here, please contact us.
Daily snacks, including how much your child ate, are shared with parents daily through HiMama.
The weekly snack schedule is also posted on the board in the Parents Room, for those who want to know the week's menu in advance. Read more about Lansing's nutrition policy, which also includes answers to questions such as "What if my child has special dietary requirements?"
2. Duty days
Learn the answers to questions such as "What is a duty day?", "What does it involve?", How often would I have to do it?", and "Can a caregiver or grandparent do it on my behalf?" here.
3. Toilet training
Children need to be toilet-trained prior to joining the program as Lansing does not have change table facilities in place.
We understand however that accidents happen and teachers will take children to the washroom several times during the morning. However, if it becomes clear that your child is not toilet-trained, we will have a discussion to talk about next steps for your child.
4. Joining age
Children must be at least 2.5 years old when they join the program whether this is at the beginning of the school year in September, or later in the program.
5. Other
If you have any other questions that are not covered here, please contact us.