A day here
How a child spends the day
No clock times: each part of the day follows the children.
- 01Early morning
Step 1: Arrival
Each child arrives with a parent at the door. There is time for a hug, for a backpack on its hook and for slippers.
- 02Mid-morning
Step 2: Play in the living room
Blocks, books, play dough and paint on the rug and at the table. Babies have their own spot on the floor with an adult beside them.
- 03Around noon
Step 3: Snack and lunch
Fruit in the morning and a hot lunch cooked in the kitchen. The children eat at the table, each at their own pace.
- 04After lunch
Step 4: Nap
Babies sleep on their backs, in their own cots, with nothing else in the cot. Older children rest on mats, and anyone who doesn't sleep looks at books.
- 05Afternoon
Step 5: The yard
Out to the fenced yard in every season, with hats in summer and boots in the rain. In spring we plant, and in summer we water.
- 06End of the day
Step 6: Pickup
Each child is handed over in person. Zoya tells you how the day went and what they ate, and asks for ID from anyone she doesn't know.
Lunch is cooked here
From Zoya's kitchen
A sample week: a vegetable soup, rice or buckwheat with vegetables, and fruit in season. Some days it is borscht or varenyky. Zoya shares each week's menu with families.
Two snacks and a lunch each day
Tell us about any allergy at the tour
Once you enroll, we ask again in private
Out in the yard
Fresh air most days
The yard is fenced and shaded, with a sandbox, a low slide and a table in the garden. On wet days the children go out in rain boots, and on cold days in a warm layer.
Hats and sunscreen in summer
Rain boots by the door
A garden bed the children help with
Would you like to see the house?
Come for a tour with your child. It takes about half an hour.