Duty Days at Peter Pan Preschool

Duty Days at Peter Pan Preschool

Duty Parent Card

We are nut free. No peanut butter products please!”

Tuesday, Thursday (AM)

8:50 - 9:00 Before classes begin:

1. Put on apron, read your duty card;

2. Wash yours & your child’s hands;

3. Vacuum all rugs in the main room.

**Tuesdays** only: 9:00 - 9:50 GYM time^^

9:00 - 9:50 Take your child up to the gym & bring with you the sanitizing caddy, & several clean cloths. Once in gym, use bleach/water solution to sanitize: Riding Bikes/Push Toys, Slide & Rocking Horse. Please help keep children safe during gross motor play.

**Thursdays** only: 9:00 - 9:50 Free PLAY time

9:00 – 9:50 Assist in Building & Toy Area.

9:50 – 9:55 Assist with general tidy up in all areas. Help escort children to Book Time Rug, whether it be from Gym (Tuesdays) or from another play area within the main preschool room (Thursdays).

9:55 – 10:00 Sanitize the snack tables using the bleach/water bottle & a clean cloth. Then retrieve the snack baskets from hallway, & distribute snack bags on the now sanitized tables, 5 per table.

10:00 – 10:10 Circle Time. Please assist as necessary.

10:10 – 10:30 Snack Time: Mrs. Rakoczy will assign 4 children to each duty parent to take to the washroom for hand washing.^** When the washroom routine is done, escort the children to snack tables. Sit at the table with the children & help them open snack packaging, & later, return drink boxes, etc. to snack bag. Help the children wash their hands after snack too.

10:30 - 10:50 Assist children at the Paint Easel & at the Sand/Water Play Table.

10:50 – 10:55 Close the Sand/Water Play Table. Duty Parent # 4 will drain water, if applicable. Empty toys & put the lid on the Sand/Water Play Table. Sweep &/or Mop area.

10:55 - 11:00 Help children put on knapsacks & prepare to go home. Please remain until ALL children are picked up!

Severe Allergies in your class are:

Notes: ^^ On gym days, the children will not be having a formal creative time. They will just play on the other side of the room after snack.

**Ask children if they would like to use the toilet. Many won’t need to, but they all must wash their hands before & after snack. Please call Mrs. Rakoczy if you

Where is it?

Apron	With Duty Cards in plastic tub in hallway
Bathroom stools	Under the bathroom sinks
Broom & Dustpan	In corner near drying rack
Caddy (for Sanitizing)	Under kitchen sink
Child Safety Gate	Under coat rack in hallway
Damp Mop	In corner near drying rack ??
Diaper Change Equipment	Under bathroom sink
Electrical Breaker Board	Across from Mechanical Room by back emergency stairs (outside Kitchen back door)
Glue Pots	In Tupperware container with lid, in shelves by fire extinguisher.
Gym	Upstairs on 2^nd floor. From main entrance, ascend staircase and turn RIGHT.
Laundry Basket	Under table to left of main preschool doors
Paper Towels (to supply washroom)	?????
Play dough	In a rubber tub in shelving unit near fire extinguisher (south wall)
Puzzles	On puzzle shelf in play area
Sanitizing machine	In kitchen to left of sink (it’s a dishwasher!)
Sanitizing machine RACKS	Stored under the microwave (or still in machine ;)
Soap (to refill Hand Pumps in Washroom)	???
Towels & Cloths	In a rubber tub in shelving unit near fire extinguisher (south wall)
Vacuum cleaner	Janitor’s room. Need key from Mrs. Rakoczy
Water bowl (for soapy water)	In floor cupboard behind kitchen door (left as enter)

3 sink method (for sand toys or when sanitizing machine is broken):

1^st sink is soapy water, 2^nd sink is clear rinse water, 3^rd sink is hot water with a capful of bleach. Please see sign and instructions above the kitchen sinks.

Sanitizing Machine procedure (It’s just a dishwasher! No fear!):

How to sanitize: Grab some clean towels and the toys/items that you are about to sanitize and place them on the kitchen counter near the sanitizer. If the machine isn’t already steamy and hot, turn on the machine and run an “empty wash” to bring the temperature up to a sanitizing level. {To do this, first check the (left) button in bottom right corner of machine to see that it’s set to “Fill”. (It will either say “Fill” or “Drain”). Then press the door handle “shut” (you will hear a click) and the machine should automatically run. After about 5 minutes - or when machine goes silent, and you see steam - it is ready to use.} When ready to sanitize, dump and spread the dirty toys/items on the machine racks (hard grey plastic racks). Look for large chunks of play dough, or stray items that should not go through machine and remove/dispose of them. (Coffee stir sticks are safe to put through.) Once you are ready to clean the toys, load all the racks you are using (maximum room for 3), and shut the door (press handle in so that it clicks). Machine should automatically run. Place a clean towel on the bottoms of the bins that toys came in, and when machine cycle is over, return toys to bin(s). Put toy bins back where they came from.

Every once in a while the machine should be run on the “Drain” cycle. If you look at the round sieve-like area under the bottom rack and see grayish/murky water, the machine is due to be drained.

What is it?

Play Dough Toys	Cookie cutters, feathers, coffee stir sticks, cutlery, rolling pin, etc.
Water Play Toys	Dinosaurs, plastic bugs/frogs, cups, buckets, large spoons, etc.
Sand Play Basin/Table	Beige coloured rectangular bin which fits into wooden table on casters.
Water Play Basin/ Table	Red coloured rectangular plastic bin with drain/faucet, which fits into wooden table on casters.
Book Time Rug	On left as you enter preschool room. (Varies : Teacups, Dinosaurs, or Circus Train)
Building/Dress-Up Area	Contains miniature clothes closet, hair dresser station, etc.
Kitchen Area (Play area)	Contains play stove/oven, etc.

Shelves under the Fire Extinguisher	Contain glue pots, aprons, clean cloths/towels, music tapes, ECE resources, etc.
Building & Toy Area	Areas centred around the 3 rugs. One rug area will double as the Book Time area.
Toddler Shelving Unit	Wooden unit has “Toddler” written in red pen under top left shelf. Has bins saying, “_______???”
Preschool Shelving Unit	Wooden unit has “Preschool” written in red pen under top left shelf. Against wall. Has bins saying, “Hairdresser”; “Duplo Bin”; Fire Station”; etc.
Sanitizing machine	A metallic grey dishwasher in kitchen
Blue Pop-Up bag	Contains dirty laundry.
Secretary Cart	Green metal cart
Green Plastic Laundry Baskets (Two of them)	These contain “Activities to complete” – one for Red class and one for Purple class.

Peter Pan Co-operative Preschool
Located at: Church of the Resurection

435 Mohawk Rd. West, (just east of Garth Street)

Hamilton, ON 905-387-2768