Home cooking & a steady daily rhythm
Fresh, home-cooked food is served every two hours. Below is the weekly menu and the 24-hour daily schedule straight from our parent handbook.
Halal home cooking
No pork, ham, or bacon is ever served. Meals are cooked at home from fresh ingredients, and special diets are accommodated with a written food plan.
Food every two hours
Meals and snacks are served no less than two and no more than three hours apart, unless a child is asleep.
USDA CACFP standards
Menus follow the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Only unflavored 1% milk is served, with whole milk for children under two.
Explore Our 7-Day Rotating Menu
Select a day to see breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner, and the evening snack.
Waffles, peaches, milk
Graham crackers, milk
Tuna casserole, noodles, peaches, milk
Granola bars, milk
Beef, wheat bread, potatoes, carrots, milk
Apples, milk
A predictable day, from early morning to overnight
Amiro's uses an emergent curriculum and follows each child's learning style, so this schedule can change.
Daytime hours begin
Early arrivals settle in. Children who are still tired may lie back down for a while.
Our day begins
The house is up and the morning gets going.
Breakfast
A warm breakfast together at the table.
Child-directed activities
Children choose their own play, then help clean up the room.
Snack time
Food is offered every two hours through the day.
Circle time
Literacy and counting, days of the week and month, story time, and singing together.
Outside play & large-motor skills
Active outdoor time, then back inside to clean up and get ready for lunch.
Lunch
A home-cooked midday meal.
Wind-down & story time
Clean up, story time, and quiet activities while getting ready for naps.
Naptime
Children who are not sleeping have quiet reading, puzzles, drawing, writing, math, arts and crafts, and the theme of the day, plus some free play.
Midafternoon snack
For anyone who is not napping.
Up from naps & snack
Quiet activities, then an afternoon snack for everyone.
Activities, homework & quiet play
Time inside or outside, homework help, and calm play.
Snack or dinner
A snack for children leaving early, or dinner for those staying later.
Evening play & learning
Free and structured play with numbers, letters, coloring, reading, drawing, puzzles, arts and crafts, and a theme of the day.
Evening snack
The last snack of the day.
Bedtime
Potty trips, brushing teeth, and off to bed.
Overnight care
Children may arrive or leave during the night. Food is offered every two hours; potty trips and diaper changes as needed.