how long does your LO nap at day care?

redbirdmom · October 2012

My daughter is 14 months. She has always struggled with naps at daycare. They moved her to a cot about 2 months ago and it seems she is sleeping even worse (I can watch on video feed and she has several wake ups). Max nap is an hour. They also rock her and pat her back each time, habits luckily we have not had to do at home, as we worked really hard to break them at about 8 months.

I guess I just wonder if this is normal amount of sleep to get at daycare? I worry it's not enough. she is extremely cranky when we get home around 6 and in bed by around 7 or 7:30 usually.

anyone else with LO around the same age have any experiences to share?

DaisyJanie · October 2012

My LO takes 1 90 minute nap, and has since about 10 months at daycare. Every so often he'll only take a 45 minute nap there, and it's rough. Definitely not enough of a nap. He goes to bed at about 7 or 7:30 also.

Amaryllis619 · October 2012

DD takes about a 2hr nap at daycare during the days.... but every child is different.

MrsWindyCity · October 2012

Who knows. At his old center, he napped solidly every day for about 2-2.5 hours. This started around 15 months, when he moved to the toddler room/went down to one nap a day.

He started at a different school in July, and they don't track his nap, so I have no clue. There have been at least a few times he hasn't napped at all (literally before this he has only not napped once in his whole life) and I know for sure he sleeps less because they wake them at 3 regardless of whether or not they are still sleeping/fell asleep late/etc.

katieh1017 · October 2012

L is younger than your LO but she naps fairly crappy at DC. Sometimes she is up for 4 hours at a time. She comes home exhausted. She takes anywhere from 2-3 naps. Yesterday she had 2 thirty min naps and one 10 min nap. One time she took a 2 hour nap and they couldn't believe it. Almost daily they remind me how she fights sleep. Nothing I am not already aware of

blueandgray · October 2012

DD is the same age, and also has always been a crappy napper, especially at DC. When she moved to the toddler room at 1 year, they switched to 1 nap a day on a cot. It ranges from 45 mins to 1.5 hours. It hasn't affected her nighttime sleep (7-7) so I'm not too worried. Very rarely, if nap was shorter than 45 mins, she'll nod off on the carride home for 15 mins or so, but it doesn't seem to affect bedtime.

On weekends, I still put her down for an am and pm nap, they each last about 45 mins-1 hr which has been pretty typical.

mben1119 · October 2012

DS is 10 months, and usually takes one nap which varies from 20 minutes to 2 hours.

AsOctoberFalls · October 2012

DS takes one nap that is usually 30 minutes long. On VERY rare occasions he will nap for an hour or more. He just doesn't want to miss out on anything. It's difficult to get him to nap at home, too, but once he's out he will stay asleep for 1+ hours at home. We compensate by an early (6:30) bedtime.

ras26 · October 2012

DD is 11 months and takes 2 naps at daycare, but they are only 30-45 minutes long. They don't seem to have trouble getting her down, but she definitely sleeps longer at home.

Ecy · October 2012

DD is 17 months and takes one nap a day at DC for about an hour and 45 min. She is in bed between 7-7:30 at night and sometimes wakes around 6:30.

TeacherMel · October 2012

My DS has always been a good napper at daycare. When he was under one, he was napping about 5 hours during the day(2 nap times). He is now taking two 1.5hr naps.

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