A Typical Day in the Daycare

So today I decided to describe a typical day in the daycare.  I get up in the morning and get ready and then get breakfast ready in our little kitchen area.  I have to go to the main house to get milk, bread if they have it and fruit.  We have the rest in our apartment.  I get back with supplies and then wake up the kids.  They get dressed and then we all eat.  We head out at 7AM to walk about 20 minutes to the bus stop with Lucas doing most of the talking and asking of questions.  We ride the Amaguana bus that is usually packed to the gills for about 30 minutes and get off at La Victoria.  We then walk 15 more minutes to the top of the hill where the daycare is located.  By this time, Melayna is more awake and is able to get a word in here and there among Lucas' talking.  When we get there the kids are doing morning exercises and usually dancing and singing.  Breakfast is soon after we get there which the kids and I help with feeding the kids that need help and then do the clean-up.  After breakfast we help with teeth-brushing and get ready to start the day.  They usually do an activity for a little while.  Today the kids jumped off of different heights onto mats to work on gross motor skills.  At 10AM there is a light snack and then free play time.  Usually Melayna swings and Lucas runs laps and sees if he can get faster.  After free play it is back to the classrooms for another activity.  Today it was crawling under desks and under tires and working on stepping from one tire to the next.  The kids really enjoyed it.  Lunch is served after that and there is always a soup with potatoes in it followed by a meat with rice and sometimes a salad.  After that they are given fresh fruit juice.  We help wherever we are needed during lunch, which is always a little chaotic.  After lunch every child needs all of their clothes changed.  They all wear at least two if not three layers of clothes so this is a little bit difficult, but once that is done the kids and I head back down to the bus, back to the bridge and walk home.  Melayna sometimes falls asleep on the ride home than wakes up when we get there.  Usually no one really talks on this leg since the bus kind of puts us in a trance.  We go home for lunch, Melayna naps and Lucas and I do schoolwork.  By the time Melayna wakes up or at six we wake her up to go eat.  Then it is time for a little playing then bedtime.  It is a busy day, but we enjoy it.  Then go wake up and do it again.  So that is what we are up to these days on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.