Need help in organizing our "Balanced Day"

[Momof4]

I'm afraid I'm stuck with my current schedule as well, because it works great for us. As the groups change the hours of arrivals and departures change but I serve breakfast at 8:30 then we go outside for 2 - 2 1/2 hours, then I feed the children again 3 hours later at about 11:30, then naps and snack at about 3pm, which is about 3 hours later again.

I've been reading your posts on the Balanced Day subject and find it interesting, but it wouldn't work for me.

[Artsand crafts]

I'm afraid I'm stuck with my current schedule as well, because it works great for us. As the groups change the hours of arrivals and departures change but I serve breakfast at 8:30 then we go outside for 2 - 2 1/2 hours, then I feed the children again 3 hours later at about 11:30, then naps and snack at about 3pm, which is about 3 hours later again.

I've been reading your posts on the Balanced Day subject and find it interesting, but it wouldn't work for me.

I think you are doing the balanced day since the main point is having more blocks of time for the kids to have uninterrupted activities. Your schedule sounds like mine, the only difference is that in here parents know they need to give their children a good breakfast since they will only have fruit with me almost right after they arrive. I think my fruit just complement their breakfast. After that snack they have a block of 2 to 2.5 hrs where we usually have outdoor activities and then 2.5 to 3 hr nap and a more substantial snack in the afternoon. After that we have 2 more hours for structured activities or free play.