Should I Pursue This Potential Client Or RUN FAR AWAY?

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Friend, I highly doubt she will find any daycare for her not even 2-year-old that doesn't have a rest time.

I received an e-mail yesterday with this:
"What if my son doesn't nap? Is that a problem?"

I responded with:
"All children in my care are required to rest during our Rest Time. If they are awake after 1 hour, a quiet alternate activity is provided for them. This is required by the state of Texas.
Due to being extremely active the Preschoolers typically fall asleep within 10 minutes, even the children that do not nap at home!"

To which I got:
"Ok, thank you."

[Lilbutterflie]

Friend, I highly doubt she will find any daycare for her not even 2-year-old that doesn't have a rest time.

I received an e-mail yesterday with this:
"What if my son doesn't nap? Is that a problem?"

I responded with:
"All children in my care are required to rest during our Rest Time. If they are awake after 1 hour, a quiet alternate activity is provided for them. This is required by the state of Texas.
Due to being extremely active the Preschoolers typically fall asleep within 10 minutes, even the children that do not nap at home!"

To which I got:
"Ok, thank you."

Yes, I responded to her pretty much with the same response. To which I got the same response... "Ok, thank you. I will find someone else."

You are right, she isn't going to find any provider to agree not to let her child rest! She probably will end up with a friend, family member, or nanny.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Still praying for your spot!

[momma2girls]

If I had a 4 yr. daycare child, they would still nap at naptime. I would never allow a parent to run my daycare for any reason!!!!

[Christian Mother]

yup, I am the same way...no nap no daycare....

I have a dcf that when they first contacted me said that their son does not nap and that they have a very hard time getting him to sleep at night so that is why they keep him up. I told him that I have a no nap no daycare policy. So she opted to pick up him at nap time and then take him to work with her for the 3 hrs that we have naptime and then bring him back. It got to be to much for her after a few months that they went on vacation and seriously worked on it. Was able to get him down for naps regular while out there for a month.

It was me constantly telling her that until they act the parent and consistently put him to bed at night and wake him up in the mornings he is going to dictate to them what he wants. They need to be the parents not him. It isn't healthy for him to be the parent. I told them that here we are on a schedule each day...the children know what to expect everyday and they learn to rely on that schedule. It took about a wk here in daycare to get him alimented and he was great! He's one of my best sleepers now.

Oh, and at the time he was a new 2 yr old...!

[LittleD]

I have to say, I have come across the very odd child who actually does NOT nap, nor need one. My BFF's son, no matter what we did, even as an infant, would NOT nap! 40 mins and then he was up, nothing worked. And he did not suffer from it. And 1 other little girl I had, who at 2.5 yrs just wouldn't sleep after 1 hr. Tried everything, just wouldn't really nap, and she was fine. Luckily she didn't stay long after that.

[Pout]

That parent sounds weird. Why would they not want their child to take a nap? I'm guessing it's because they want her to be so tired by the time they pick her up from daycare that they can just put her straight to bed when they get home and not have to deal with her. That's nice. Either way, whatever their reason is, they obviously don't know how important nap times are for children. Plus, she would probably fall asleep on her own! What would they do then? Get mad at you?

[Blackcat31]

I have to say, I have come across the very odd child who actually does NOT nap, nor need one. My BFF's son, no matter what we did, even as an infant, would NOT nap! 40 mins and then he was up, nothing worked. And he did not suffer from it. And 1 other little girl I had, who at 2.5 yrs just wouldn't sleep after 1 hr. Tried everything, just wouldn't really nap, and she was fine. Luckily she didn't stay long after that.

My own DS was exactly like your BFF's son. He NEVER napped and on the rare occassion that I could get him to, it was for maybe 20 minutes if I was lucky.

However, when he went to daycare (while I worked) and then while at my daycare, he was still required to rest quietly while the other kids napped.

There are probably alot of kids out there like that and it is probably a providers (and parents) worst case scenario but I just approached it as rest time, rather than nap time. I really don't care if any or all of my DCK's sleep but they are ALL required to rest quietly.

I would have told that DCM looking for care that I would never forcce her child to nap (which is impossibly anyways) but I would absolutely be providing a rest/quiet time for the benefit of her child, the other daycare kids and myself.

[littlemissmuffet]

I couldn't do it. I WOULDN'T do it. I understand that some kids just will not nap during nap time... but parents need to understand that many daycares do not take on kids like that. She might have a difficult time finding care, but that's her responsibility as a parent.

Good luck to the OP filling yur space!

[Bookworm]

RUN! DO NOT pass Go and defininatly DO NOT collect her "$200".

[Mydaycare]

I'm sure she will not find a provider for her 22 mo girl!! Even my b&a school kids nap and they are 9, 8, 7 & 6