15 Practical Examples of a Toddler Schedule

Looking for a daily toddler schedule? Whether you’re home all day with your child or not, these sample daily schedules can make life easier.

Toddler ScheduleThe toddler schedule.

This is often the first place we look to when the kids are throwing us off. Your child may be refusing naps or taking a long time to fall asleep. Her behavior since the new baby arrived has grown worse. Or maybe you’ve been struggling to find things to do now that she’s older and more mobile.

A good routine can solve many of the surprising or relentless issues that come up or never seem to go away. It can turn things around, especially since it makes your days so much more predictable.

The trick is to stay consistent so that you don’t even have to think about it after a while. And of course, find a schedule you can actually do, one that works with your lifestyle as well as with your child’s needs.

And there’s hardly a one-size-fits-all solution, including with schedules. You may find that a schedule that worked wonders for a while now needs to be tweaked and experimented with. After all, your child grows up and may need fewer naps or different activities.

15 daily toddler schedules to try

That’s why having a sample schedule can be so useful.

Below I list 15 different examples to refer to, based on how other families structure their days with their toddlers. I kept the schedules simple and focused on key “pillar” events of the day—namely meals, naps, and bedtime.

You can vary the activities you do in between, or stick to the same activity every day. I hope you can find one that works for you:

Example #1

  • 6am wake up and drink milk
  • 7:30am breakfast
  • 9am snack
  • 10:30am drink milk and take a nap
  • 1pm lunch
  • 3pm snack and play
  • 5pm dinner
  • 7pm drink milk and bedtime

Example #2

  • 6am wake up and eat breakfast
  • 9:30am snack
  • 11am lunch
  • 11:30am nap
  • 2pm snack
  • 6pm dinner
  • 6:45pm bath
  • 7pm bedtime

Example #3

  • 6am wake up and drink milk
  • 8:30am breakfast
  • 10:30am snack
  • 12pm lunch
  • 12:30pm nap
  • 3:30pm snack and drink milk
  • 6pm dinner
  • 7pm bath
  • 8pm bedtime

Example #4

  • 6:30am wake up
  • 8:30am breakfast
  • 12pm lunch
  • 12:30pm nap
  • 2:30pm snack and play
  • 6pm dinner
  • 7:30pm bedtime

Example #5

  • 6:30am wake up
  • 7:30am breakfast
  • 9:30am snack
  • 11:30am lunch
  • 12:30pm nap
  • 2:30pm snack
  • 5:30pm dinner
  • 8pm bath
  • 8:30pm bedtime

Example #6

  • 7am wake up, drink milk, and eat breakfast
  • 9:30am snack
  • 11am lunch
  • 12pm nap
  • 3pm snack and play
  • 6pm dinner
  • 6:30pm bath
  • 7pm bedtime

Example #7

  • 7am wake up and eat breakfast
  • 9am snack
  • 11am lunch
  • 12pm nap
  • 2pm snack
  • 5pm dinner
  • 6:45pm bath
  • 7:15pm bedtime

Example #8

  • 7am wake up and drink milk
  • 8am breakfast
  • 11am lunch
  • 11:30am nap
  • 2pm snack
  • 5:30pm dinner and quiet activities
  • 7pm bath
  • 7:30pm bedtime

Example #9

  • 7am wake up and drink milk
  • 8am breakfast
  • 10am snack
  • 12pm lunch and play
  • 12:30pm nap
  • 3pm snack
  • 5pm dinner
  • 7:30pm bedtime

Example #10

  • 7am wake up and eat breakfast
  • 10am snack
  • 11am nap
  • 1pm lunch
  • 3pm snack
  • 5pm dinner
  • 6pm bath
  • 7:30pm bedtime

Example #11

  • 7am wake up and drink milk
  • 9am breakfast
  • 11:30am snack
  • 12:30pm lunch
  • 1pm nap
  • 3:30pm snack
  • 6:30pm dinner
  • 7:30pm bath
  • 8pm bedtime

Example #12

  • 7am wake up
  • 7:30am breakfast
  • 11am snack
  • 12pm lunch
  • 1pm nap
  • 2:30pm snack
  • 5:30pm dinner
  • 7:30pm bath
  • 8pm bedtime

Example #13

  • 7:30am wake up
  • 9:15am snack and play
  • 12pm lunch
  • 1:30pm nap
  • 4:30pm snack
  • 6pm dinner
  • 7pm quiet play
  • 7:30pm bath
  • 8:30pm bedtime

Example #14

  • 8:30am wake up and eat breakfast
  • 10:30am snack
  • 12:30pm lunch
  • 1pm nap
  • 3:30pm snack and play
  • 5:30pm dinner
  • 7pm bath and bedtime

Example #15

  • 8:30am wake up
  • 10am breakfast
  • 11:30am snack
  • 1pm nap
  • 3pm (late) lunch
  • 7pm dinner
  • 8pm bath
  • 8:30pm bedtime

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