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Apples & Berries Childcare & Preschool Program is for children ages infant to 4.5. We provide Early Childhood Education, Pre-school, and Nature-based programs for your child, with a focus on Health and Holistic Fitness.
Apples & Berries Childcare is built and designed for active, curious children. Our environment allows children to transition smoothly between physical and learning activities, self-directed play and drum circles, age-appropriate and small group activities. Our one-of-a-kind classes and projects are designed to improve your toddler's social skills, boost their confidence, and plant the seed of a healthy lifestyle and respect for their growing bodies.
Apples & Berries Childcare believes that a child's imagination should be unrestricted. My goal is to instill confidence and self-esteem in children by assisting them in developing at their own pace. Children will learn through exploration and discovery, which will be inspired by their own limitless imaginations.
Apples & Berries Childcare is built and designed for active, curious children. Our environment allows children to transition smoothly between physical and learning activities, self-directed play and drum circles, age-appropriate and small group activities. Our one-of-a-kind classes and projects are designed to improve your toddler's social skills, boost their confidence, and plant the seed of a healthy lifestyle and respect for their growing bodies.
Apples & Berries Childcare believes that a child's imagination should be unrestricted. My goal is to instill confidence and self-esteem in children by assisting them in developing at their own pace. Children will learn through exploration and discovery, which will be inspired by their own limitless imaginations.
General Daily Activities
Group Play: Singing, dancing, play acting, games, reading, Art activities, Circle Time, Music; age appropriate educational activities, Twinkle Yoga
and Itsy Bitsy yoga training, Zumba, Ball Dancing, and other physical indoor / outdoor activities are examples of group play.
Free Play Time: Toys available for free play include blocks, kitchen toys, rail road, bolls, dolls and accessories, duplos/legos, play sets, household toys,
pull/push toys, art materials, books, and puzzles.
Language: Nursery rhymes, stimulus pictures or objects to encourage verbalization, reading to children, flannel boards, songs
Theatrical Play: Dressing up, role playing, dance performances, talent shows, and puppet shows are all examples of theatrical play.
Slides and riding toys can be used outside if the weather permits. Activities such as running, climbing, and gardening; ball play, gardening toys, trucks, and strolling dolls
Outdoor play: (weather Permitting) Slides, riding toys. Running, climbing, gardening activities; ball playing, gardening toys, trucks, strolling dolls.
(Remember to dress your child appropriately for the weather; if in doubt, layer or bring extra clothes.)
Projects: Mother Goose Time – Academic programs, "Little Chef" – cooking classes (by Anna), "Green Sprouts" – Garden Projects (by Anna), and
"Feather Farm" – animal project (seasonal: Spring program). This is Birthday Awareness Week. Tree month Potty-training program;
Self-care program; "Clay and tile" older kids' project; "all about ME" - individualized yearly project; "Mama and me" yearly project;
"Old McDonald project; and much more
Special Days: Birthdays and holidays are examples of special days.
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Daily Schedule
8:00 a.m. Arrival and greeting
Time for free play and freshly squeezed juice, lemon or ginger tea 8:30 a.m.
Physical Exercises (Yoga, Zumba, or Dancing) 8:45 am
Hand washing and/or changing of diapers
Breakfast is served between 9:15 and 9:30 a.m.
Infants typically nap in the morning and afternoon.
Drum Circle / Reading Time (including drums, songs, finger plays, poems, puppet show, story time etc.) 10:00 am
It's shake/fruit time. Children are making a green vegetable/fruit shake or eating fresh fruits from our garden.
Summer is harvest season.
Activities were planned by Mother Goose. Arts and crafts or other educational activities 10:30 am
Hand washing and/or changing of diapers
Outdoor play or programs, or other physical activities (weather permitting). 11:00 am
Hand washing and/or changing of diapers
12:30 p.m. Lunch and cleanup
1:00 – 3:30 p.m. nap time
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.: Book circle or project play
Hand washing and/or changing of diapers
4:15 p.m., second lunch
Outdoor or indoor activities planned (weather permitting) 4:30 pm
Parents arrive to pick up their children between 4:30 and 6 p.m. for free play.
(Your child is released to me after you leave the premises in the morning and to you as soon as you walk in the door at pick-up time.)
Please keep in mind that bathroom and/or diaper change times vary according to the needs of the child. This is a general schedule that is primarily determined by the needs and feelings of the children on any given day.
Time for free play and freshly squeezed juice, lemon or ginger tea 8:30 a.m.
Physical Exercises (Yoga, Zumba, or Dancing) 8:45 am
Hand washing and/or changing of diapers
Breakfast is served between 9:15 and 9:30 a.m.
Infants typically nap in the morning and afternoon.
Drum Circle / Reading Time (including drums, songs, finger plays, poems, puppet show, story time etc.) 10:00 am
It's shake/fruit time. Children are making a green vegetable/fruit shake or eating fresh fruits from our garden.
Summer is harvest season.
Activities were planned by Mother Goose. Arts and crafts or other educational activities 10:30 am
Hand washing and/or changing of diapers
Outdoor play or programs, or other physical activities (weather permitting). 11:00 am
Hand washing and/or changing of diapers
12:30 p.m. Lunch and cleanup
1:00 – 3:30 p.m. nap time
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.: Book circle or project play
Hand washing and/or changing of diapers
4:15 p.m., second lunch
Outdoor or indoor activities planned (weather permitting) 4:30 pm
Parents arrive to pick up their children between 4:30 and 6 p.m. for free play.
(Your child is released to me after you leave the premises in the morning and to you as soon as you walk in the door at pick-up time.)
Please keep in mind that bathroom and/or diaper change times vary according to the needs of the child. This is a general schedule that is primarily determined by the needs and feelings of the children on any given day.
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Our Programs
Apples & Berries Child Care & Preschool
On the border of Walnut Creek & Concord off of Treat Blvd, on San Simeon Drive.
(925) 497-8986 (Director: Afshin Sarbaz)
On the border of Walnut Creek & Concord off of Treat Blvd, on San Simeon Drive.
(925) 497-8986 (Director: Afshin Sarbaz)
