Duty Day Responsibilities

Upon Arrival:

  • place snacks in the office across from the classroom
  • put your personal belongings in the classroom closet for safekeeping

Free Play (8.30 am to 10:00 am):

  • play with children in the main room
  • you may be asked to supervise the children in one of the smaller rooms
  • you may be asked to water plants, dust shelves, wash cupboards, mop, or sweep

Tidy Up and Bathroom Time (10:00 am to 10:30 am):

  • help children pick up toys from the floor
  • wash glue/paint pots, easels, etc
  • sweep sand and rice from floor
  • wash tables for snack
  • bathroom break for children; help them with hand washing

Snack Time (approximately 10:30 am):

  • join us for snack!
  • depending on class size, you may be asked to supervise a group of children as they eat

Circle Time (10:45 am to 11:05 am):

While teachers and children are having group activities:

  • wash tables
  • wash and dry snack trays and any snack dishes
  • put away left-over food in office or pack up to take home
  • sweep the floor
  • ensure cups are empty and on the piano for parents to pick up

Gym Time (11:05 to 11:30 am):

  • assist teachers in helping children down the stairs to the gym
  • assist teacher in setting up gym equipment
  • help supervise children
  • help children back upstairs to the Preschool room

As duty parent in the Toddler class, you will be asked to help the teacher with activities and chores as required.

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