Meals

Every Meal we Serve
Fruit/Vegetables and Milk
Food is offered, No Child will be forced to eat. Hands are washed before and after every meal. Our nutritious meals are prepared fresh daily and follow State approved guidelines.
Snacks
Served throughout the Day
Features Fruit or Vegetables along with a finger food, water, milk or juice.

*On hot days, popsicles will be offered to help keep the kids cool and hydrated.
Breakfast Served around 8:00am
Lunch Served around 12:30pm
We provide a Variety of Hot or Cold Homemade Meals. Breakfast and Lunch times can vary slightly depending on activities during the day, arrival times of other children, and nap schedule.
Infant Meals are Provided by the Parent
Breastmilk, Formula, and Baby Food
Parent provides infant meal needs daily during dropoff. As an infant grows their appetite changes. We strive to make meal time fun and comforting. Bottle feeding and burping is done with love and care.

Whole milk for babies age 1 to 2 years.
*Sweets are not offered as a normal daily part of meals, but on special occasions we may celebrate with a cup cake or cookie.

Schedule

Morning
Drop off and Breakfast Time
Breakfast served around 8:00am. Infant feeding when needed. Every meal includes a main item along with a fruit or/and vegetable and milk. Before and after breakfast the children will have free time while listening to fun children songs.
Outside and Snack Time
If weather permits, we will be outside exploring and playing in our beautiful Southern California sunshine. Snacks will be provided around 9:30am. Cold water is always available during outside play. If it gets too hot or cold to stay outside, we will focus on inside activities.
Afternoon
Lunch is Served
Children will wash up and sit down to lunch. Every meal includes a nutritional main item along with a fruit and/or vegetable and milk. On special days a dessert type item will be offered to celebrate the special holiday or occasion.
Quiet Nap Time
The State of California requires that all children under the age of five have at least a two hour rest period every day. No child will ever be forced to sleep, however they are encouraged to remain quiet. Soothing music is played during quiet time. The amount of naps and time of day of nap can vary depending on infants/toddlers needs and daily activities.
Until Pickup
Activities / Free play / Snack
Children will be awakened with soft music. A snack will be offered. Reading or other planned activities and free play will finish out the day as parents arrive to pick up.
Our Goal throughout the Day
We encourage each child to build on their own individual strengths and give them guidance throughout the day on what is right and what is wrong and always being polite and kind. We encourage friendly, happy behavior while building on the basic skills when very young and helping develop the pre-K skills as they start to grow and learn how to walk and talk. We believe being active is an important part of each day and encourage dancing, jumping, running, swinging and having an all around good time while keeping your body moving.

Days Closed

  • New Year's Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Day after Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

  • Note: If the holiday falls on a Saturday A2Z Childcare will be closed the Friday before. If the holiday falls on a Sunday A2Z Childcare will be closed the Monday after.
Types of Activities
Building Block & Puzzles
Learning how to Create
We have all kinds of building blocks big and small for your child's creativity to go wild. We have a large ever growing variety of puzzles that make learning fun. Many are sound puzzles making it even more fun to play with while learning. Difficulty ranges from very easy to 4 years old. As your child grows their mind will continue to be challenged.
Learning how to Match, learning ABC’s, and Numbers
Our home is full of visual educational reminders to help your child recognize Colors, Shapes, Numbers and Letters. We play different games involving matching to help develop memory, we have story reading time, we sing, dance and have fun saying our ABC’s and numbers. As your child gets ready for pre-school we will encourage learning the sounds of letters and how to write their name.
Music Time
Stimulate the Mind
We have play pianos, small guitars, electric drums, xylophones and so many interments for all kids to find their beat. To learn proper communication skills, it has been proven that children need being spoken and listened too. Songs and singing are good ways to help children learn to speak and to help teach how to be polite and caring. We have music playing most of the day.
Imagination
Animals/Figurines/Playlands
Let your child make believe with the different characters, in one of our many amazing play lands. We have a castle and Mickey Mouse Land, a kitchen, and play rug for cars to be pushed around on. We also have various sized plush stuffed animals and cartoon friends to help build imagination and have fun with. All baby and toddler safe.
Outside Play
Staying Active
Our outside play area has shade, soft padding, is fenced and is monitored by security cameras. We promote teaching children the importance of physical activity and playing outside. We have toys to ride on, balance beam, clubhouses to play in, basketball and other ball games. We have a garden to help teach your child how plants grow. And many other fun outside activities.
Ball Box
Kids being Kids
Inside we have a large Ball Box filled with small and large soft plastic balls, kids have a blast sliding, swimming, shooting hoops and having all around fun playful time. When the weather brings us inside that doesn’t mean we just sit, we still have a full day of energetic play. It is great letting kids just be kids. Not designed for infants but all toddles love playing in it.
Educational & Electric Toys
Learn to Play – Play to Learn
We have many types of colorful toys with interactive buttons and games to help with developing the basic motor skills, memory skills, and pre-school basics. They have so much fun, they don't realize they are preparing themselves for school.
Coloring/Drawing/Arts/Crafts
Make Believe
Expressing creativity through pictures is a powerful and fun skill for your child to develop in the early years. When your child is at the appropriate age, we have planned activities that involve, stickers, cutting using child scissors, gluing, folding paper, coloring, painting, using stencils and many other craft type projects. Your child will love showing off their art project they bring home.