transition to 1 nap

MrsThirdBird

My DS just turned 1.  In September his Daycare will move him up to the bigger kid  room from infant room and they only allow 1 nap between 12 - 2 there.  He is still in infant room for the summer but today they decided to start the transition to 1 nap without even speaking to us. Was a bit upset that they didn't discuss this with us, but I'm also just concerned with if he's ready for only 1 nap. He loves his naps on weekends. Recently he has started to fight it a bit he used to nap for 2 hours in am and 2 in pm. Then it went down to 1 1/2 hours. Recently he's cried for 15 mins or so after we put him down but then after the 1 hour to 1 1/2 hour we sometimes start making noise so he'll wake up.  He seems to need those naps.  

What is typical time frame for this transition?  Do all daycare's do it around 1 year? We were thinking of calling some other places to see but curious what others had to say. We spoke to our Dr at his 1 year appt and she said that he is still well within the age of having 2 naps.  

aurora1974

DD switched to 1 nap at daycare at 13 months.  I too was worried because she was always taking her first nap at 9:30 in the morning, so I couldn't see how she was going to make it until after lunch.  But she did great!  They are so busy in the morning that she's too busy having fun I guess to want to sleep and by the time they go down for a nap she's ready and crashes for about 2 hours.  Her naps on the weekend are kind of all over the place timewise, but she still is only at one nap, if we're home for her to get a good one. 

boogerbearoriginal

My LO was at home and didn't switch to 1 nap schedule until around 16-17m. And he still occasionally takes 2 naps if he randomly wakes up super early. He went down for his nap around 11a and would sleep until 1-2p and then eat lunch when he woke up.

He started DC at 18m, and they do nap after lunch. That was 5m ago and he still prefers to nap before lunch at home.

Ditto PP that many DCs switch to one pm nap at 12m, whether the kid is ready or not because it's group setting.

RedDDD

DS will be 15 months on the 17th and he is still very consistent with two naps.  He will be transitioning to a Montessori when he is 16 months and then do one nap a day.  I am a little concerned but I think by then he might be ready.  I guess my point is at one year old my son was no where near ready to transition to one nap.