I feed the children breakfast then let them freeplay for a short time while I eat my breakfast and have my cup of tea then we go outside. The same thing happens at lunch a lot where I'm a complete cook/waitress before, during and after lunch, so I sit and eat my my lunch after I get them all tucked into their beds.

Naptime gives me quiet and relaxation time to recharge my batteries. Quiet/nap time is non-negotiable at my daycare. We do cleanup together then I start my sweeping and wiping up while I'm waiting for the last child to be picked up, then I have to do 2 sinks full of dishes by hand every night, vacuum, laundry every other night because I go through a ton of cloths.

I've gotten into a good routine for my food prep, for example even going so far as to get the brocolli and carrots into the pans with water while the children eat breakfast ready to turn on the burners as soon as we get back inside from our morning outings and the pan is ready for the meat to start cooking so lunch doesn't take as long to prepare.

As you get your daycare running smoothly you learn all these little tricks. I do prepare the crafts the night before but I've seriously cut down on formal crafting and the children are just as happy to have me set out scissors for practice, markers and my homemade playdo with all the playdo sets.