The first children show up at six thirty in the morning. Breakfast is served around eight, then the kids play until ten, when everybody gathers for circle time and a morning snack (universally referred to as “fruit time,” since fresh fruit is the go-to snack for Swedish preschools). After that, it’s time for outdoor play until lunch. This is followed by rest or naps for the youngest children, and story time for the older ones. The afternoon is mostly devoted to unstructured play—during the warmer months, usually outside again—or projects in smaller groups, broken up by a snack at two thirty.
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