3-Year-Old Morning Routine: Our Preschool Daily Schedule
Looking for a realistic 3 year old morning routine? Here is our daily schedule for a 3-year-old who goes to preschool and after care. This routine helps us keep our mornings and evenings more organized.
Our 3-Year-Old Daily Schedule
| Time | Routine |
|---|---|
| 6:30 AM | Wake up |
| 6:45 AM | Breakfast |
| 7:15 AM | Wash face & brush teeth |
| 7:30 AM | Get dressed & leave for preschool |
| 5:30 PM | Pick up from after care |
| 6:00 PM | Shower |
| 6:30 PM | Dinner |
| 7:00 PM | Evening snack |
| 7:30 PM | Play with Mom & Dad |
| 8:30 PM | Brush teeth |
| 9:00 PM | Books & bedtime |
Our Preschool Morning Routine
Our 3 year old morning routine starts at 6:30 AM. We have about an hour before leaving for preschool.
Breakfast is the hardest part of our morning. My son is not a big breakfast eater, and sometimes he cries when I simply say, “Let’s eat breakfast!” 😭
When the preschool lunch menu is pizza or pasta, I usually give him a more filling breakfast:
Rice + 2 vegetables + egg
On other days, we keep breakfast simple:
- Greek yogurt + fruit
- Toast + milk
- Occasionally, roll cake + milk
I’ve learned that with a 3-year-old, getting them to eat something is sometimes more realistic than insisting on a perfect breakfast.
After breakfast, we wash his face, brush his teeth, get dressed, and leave for preschool at 7:30 AM.
Our Evening Routine
Because my son attends after care, we usually pick him up around 5:30 PM.
Our evening routine is simple:
Shower → Dinner → Snack → Family Playtime → Brush Teeth → Books → Bed
Our favorite part is 7:30 PM playtime with Mom and Dad. After a long preschool day, we like having some quiet family time before bed.
At 9:00 PM, we read a few books together and then it’s bedtime.
A Realistic 3-Year-Old Routine
This 3 year old daily schedule works for our family right now, but it isn’t perfect every day.
Some mornings are easy. Other mornings involve breakfast tears, missing shoes, or a 3-year-old suddenly refusing to wear the outfit we picked. 😂
For us, the goal is simply to have a predictable preschool morning routine and bedtime routine.
It doesn’t have to be perfect. It just needs to work for your family.
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