Curriculum and
Daily Schedule
When you are choosing a school, you are not just choosing a curriculum. You are choosing the flow of your child’s day. A strong preschool curriculum daily schedule helps children feel safe, reduces anxiety, and creates the kind of structure where learning happens naturally.
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At Great Beginnings Preschool & Childcare, our day is built around predictable rhythms, hands-on learning, and age-appropriate expectations. We keep routines consistent because young children thrive when they know what comes next.
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If you want to see the daily preschool routine in action, the easiest next step is to schedule a tour.
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What We Teach
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Our curriculum supports the whole child. That means we focus on early literacy, early math, social-emotional growth, and hands-on skill building, while also giving children time to play, create, move, and practice independence.
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Children learn through teacher-led moments and child-guided exploration. A big part of learning happens during centers, where children practice skills through play while teachers coach language, behavior, and problem-solving.
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This page is a universal overview for all campuses. The exact timing may vary slightly by age group and location, but the structure stays consistent.​
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What a Typical Day Looks Like
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A strong childcare and daycare schedule should still feel like a true preschool day. Our daily routine is designed to create calm transitions and steady expectations.
Morning Welcome
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Children are greeted, settle into the classroom, and transition into the day. Teachers help children build independence with simple routines like putting belongings away and joining classroom activities.
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Circle Time
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Circle time is a short group gathering where children connect as a class. Depending on age, it may include songs, movement, stories, theme learning, and simple faith-based character moments.
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Learning Centers and Small Groups
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This is the heart of our day. Children rotate through hands-on activities that support early literacy, early math, fine motor skills, creativity, and social development. Teachers guide learning through prompts, conversation, and coaching.
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Meals and Snack Routines
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Children practice manners, gratitude, self-help skills, and clean-up routines. These moments are part of learning too.
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Outdoor Play and Movement
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Children move every day. Outdoor time supports coordination, confidence, and emotional regulation, and it gives children space to practice social skills naturally.
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Rest or Quiet Time
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Rest time is part of a healthy routine. The environment is calm, structured, and supportive.
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Afternoon Learning and Creative Play
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The afternoon includes continued centers, hands-on projects, art, music, sensory activities, and guided play that reinforces skills learned earlier in the day.
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Pick-Up Transitions
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We keep pick-up routines steady so children end the day calmly and parents feel informed.
If you want to see how smoothly transitions and routines work in person, schedule a tour.
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Schedule a tour online
Centers-Based Learning
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Centers-based learning is one of the most effective ways to teach young children because it matches how they naturally learn. Children explore, build, pretend, repeat, and practice, and teachers guide them with intention.
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Centers may include building, dramatic play, early literacy activities, early math manipulatives, art and fine motor work, sensory play, and discovery activities. The goal is not random play. The goal is structured learning through hands-on experience.
​Faith and Character During the Day
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Great Beginnings is a faith-based preschool and childcare program. Faith is included in ways that fit early childhood, such as brief prayer moments, worship songs that are child-friendly, Bible stories, and daily character coaching.
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In daily classroom life, this often looks like teachers encouraging kindness, respect, honesty, gratitude, patience, and making things right after conflict. These moments matter because they shape how children treat others and how they learn self-control.
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If you would like to learn more about our faith foundation, visit:
Our Christian Faith and Values
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Sample Daily Schedules by Age
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These are sample schedules to show the order of the day. Exact timing varies by classroom and campus.
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Toddlers (Ages 1-2)
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A toddler day focuses on warm transitions, hands-on exploration, movement, meals, rest, and gentle group time. The structure is designed to support comfort, language growth, and early independence.
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Preschool (Age 3)
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Age 3 focuses on stronger group routines, centers-based learning, early literacy and math exposure, outdoor play, meals, rest, and creative activities that build confidence.
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Preschool Program for 3 Year Olds
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Pre-K (Ages 4-5)
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Pre-K focuses on kindergarten readiness skills while still keeping learning hands-on and developmentally appropriate. This includes early reading foundations, early math, writing readiness, problem-solving, and social-emotional skills.
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FAQs About Curriculum and Daily Schedule
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Is this more like daycare or preschool?
Many families view Great Beginnings as both: full-day childcare coverage with a structured preschool curriculum and daily routine.
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Do children go outside daily?
Outdoor play is a regular part of the routine because movement supports learning and emotional regulation.
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Do you have rest time?
Yes. Rest or quiet time is part of the daily schedule and is handled in a calm, age-appropriate way.
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How can I see the routine in action?
The best way is to schedule a tour and observe classroom transitions and learning centers in real time.
Tour the Campus That Fits Your Family
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A daily preschool routine is something you can feel when you walk into the classroom. If you are comparing options, a tour is the fastest way to know if the structure and culture fit your child.
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Find Your Campus
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Use the links below to explore both our preschool pages and our Christian preschool pages for each area:
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Christian preschool in Glendale
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Christian preschool in Goodyear
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