The Best Daycare Curriculum For A Multi-Aged Group
Today I am sharing the best daycare curriculum for a multi-aged group. I know I am probably biased here, y’all, but as a provider of 15 years, I know for a fact you will find nothing else like this curriculum. For years, I struggled to find activities that would keep a multi-aged group entertained and engaged. I finally threw in the towel and took it upon myself to create ClubbhouseKids Early Learning. Trust me when I say this is something truly special- nothing else out there compares!
Get ready to say goodbye to “watering down” generic preschool curriculums and trying to make them work with younger students. These daycare lesson plans have it all! If you have been searching for the perfect curriculum tailored specifically for infants through preschool, you found it!
If you’re wondering what a ClubbhouseKids Thematic Unit looks like and contains, this is your one-stop guide! Get ready- it’s time to explore what makes these lessons special.
What are the Benefits of a Daycare Curriculum?
So what benefits can a daycare curriculum offer? Let’s first cover all the amazing benefits a daycare curriculum can provide to your program.
With a carefully crafted curriculum, you will give your daycare an added layer of organization and focus. It’s the perfect way to ensure that all children receive quality care designed specifically for their needs!
When I interview potential clients, one of the first things they want to know is if my program will offer their children quality educational experiences. I’m proud to say that it does! My curriculum is top-notch; it’s designed to nurture each child at whatever stage of development they’re at so that every single one gets the individual attention required for success.
Forget all you know about daycare curriculums: a great one isn’t just what teachers do in the classroom but how they invite kids to embark on their journey of exploration and discovery! A quality program creates an environment conducive to learning through play—encouraging curiosity and allowing children to progress at their individual pace.
Toddler Daycare Curriculum
Time is precious and being a daycare provider takes so much of it! That’s why I’m grateful that my curriculum has everything planned out for me – no more stressing about what activities we’ll be doing the following week. Every Sunday afternoon, I take two hours to prepare my classroom, and I’m set up for the upcoming week. Easy peasy!
ClubbhouseKids Early Learning offers two years’ worth of units! That’s 24 monthly themes! This is awesome because if you have children with you for more than one year, which is all of us, right? Most of our daycare students are with us from babies to kindergarten; you rotate between year A and year B for endless activities. The learning objectives are the same in both years; let me give you an example of how this works.
January 2022: Daycare child enrolls; at five months old. You are teaching through Year A of ClubbhouseKids Curriculum.
January 2023: The daycare child is now 17 months old. You are teaching through Year B of ClubbhouseKids Curriculum.
January 2024: Daycare child is 2 1/2. You are teaching through Year A of ClubbhouseKids Curriculum, but they are experiencing the daycare curriculum differently than when they were five months old.
Wow, this is really cool, and it works great.
Daycare Lesson Plan
First, let’s talk about organization. Make life easier on yourself and get your daycare lesson plan organized! There is no need to waste valuable time printing copies, grabbing materials, and so on while your little learners wait. We all have enough work to do – so let’s make it count by getting organized!
I organize each month with a monthly binder and a banker box full of teaching materials and fun toys. At the beginning of the month, I grab these items and am organized and ready to set up the classroom.
Daycare Activities
Each daycare lesson plan includes a new weekly theme and plenty of activities — from book recommendations to tot task boxes, daily fun & games, plus an awesome accompanying song. The easy-to-follow lesson plans ensure your little ones have everything they need for days full of excitement!
My classroom started the year with a Happy New Year theme! This week’s daycare activities will focus on celebrating the New Year. The images below show you how each weekly theme is set up to make it easy for you to print and dive straight into the learning activities.
Tot Box Activities
Ready to get your students excited about learning? After our daily circle time, a few students will be invited to the teacher’s table. Meanwhile, their peers can explore and engage with materials in fun centers around the classroom – until it’s their turn at the teacher’s table!
We begin our teacher table time by reading one of our themed books and singing a theme-song medley.
Next, my students complete the three weekly task box activities. Sometimes we complete these as a group, and other times I have the children do them individually.
Each task box activity includes a lesson plan with learning objectives tailored to infants, toddlers, and young preschoolers. The task box lessons make it easy to personalize the activities at various levels.
Curriculum In Daycare
After task box activities, we complete the daily activity. You will love the variety of these activities! Each week we hit all different areas, like cognitive growth, gross and fine motor skills, sensory development, language- you name it! Each day of the week offers a unique way to break up any monotony and make learning exciting. Curriculum in daycare can be fantastic.
Below is an image of one daily activity from the Happy New Year theme. For January, the students are learning about the color white, so this activity uses creative manipulatives, story-time fun, and an engaging worksheet to teach the children about the crisp color white.
Daycare Curriculum For Toddlers
I hope you enjoyed getting a sneak peek into what my daycare curriculum for toddlers and 2’s looks like. Start the New Year with a bang by trying this Happy New Year lesson plan in your own classroom- tap on the image!
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You are so amazing! I absolute love your curriculum that I am using it in my home daycare. Needless to say my parents are very impressed. I appreciate all of your hard work.
Thank you so much!
I am loving all your lessons!
I am new to running a daycare, how do you keep track of subsidy payment amounts per family? I watched your Redleaf calendar video but only heard you speak mainly of check payments and the Food Program.
Great question; the Redleaf calendar does have a spot to fill in all monthly subsidy, private, and food program payments.
Is this only for up to 2 years or do you have for up to 4 year olds too?
My resources are for ages 1-5. Check out this curriculum guide on how to level the resources to fit your group of students.
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