Naps? Before or After Lunch?

[Little me daycare]

Hi,
I am in the process of opening a home daycare .. Ages between 1-3 yrs old probably. I am trying to make a " daily schedule" the issue I am having is, should lunch be before or after nap?..
Thank you !

[ABCDaycareMN]

Before. We eat at 11:30 and then down for nap between 12 and 12:30. Sleep til 3.

[Patches]

lunch first, nap second

[Little me daycare]

Thank you!!..

[LoraJenkins]

I find that the kiddies sleep better on full tummies. So we have lunch, potty break, brush teeth & wash up, cots out, story time and down for nap. Same routine every single day. It helps them settle down if they have the same nap routine daily and I very rarely have issues. They usually fall asleep within 15-20 minutes.

[canadiancare]

Your 1 year old may need an early morning nap if they aren't down to one nap yet but usually around then I have been able to drop the first nap, do an earlier lunch and put them down by noon. My kids get here by 06h30 so they have had a full morning by then. Occasionally on the morning walk someone will crash but, other than that, lunch first and then nap works for me.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Lunch....full belly
Story...... Calming activity
Nap........ Assassin

Its my mantra.

[Springdaze]

Eat then nap. I have a 18 mo old that has transitioned to one afternoon nap and most times it works. right now I am trying to put him off another 30 min til lunch.
oh, and its 1050 am

[Sunnyyy1]

Lunch....full belly
Story...... Calming activity
Nap........ Assassin.

Same here.

[Auntie'sHouse]

my kids nap at 10:30 till 12:30 it allows time for learning n playing before nap then i can prepare for lunch and afternoon activities while they nap.

[Candy]

After lunch

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I do it after lunch. They sleep well on full tummies.

[Lyss]

I have a 15 month old that still needs an am nap occasionally (she's awake with mom @ 5:45-6:15am, DCD brings her @ 9) so sometimes she sleeps 945-1045 then is up til her next nap which is usually 1-3. If she doesn't take/need an am nap on any given day she follows the same schedule as everyone else.

The rest of my DCKS (another 15mo, 2, 3, 3):
Lunch: 11:45
Potty/Diapers: 12:15ish
Nap: 12:30 to 3

[Starburst]

Hi,
I am in the process of opening a home daycare .. Ages between 1-3 yrs old probably. I am trying to make a " daily schedule" the issue I am having is, should lunch be before or after nap?..
Thank you !

The home daycare I used to work at they normally sheduled it about 1 hour before nap time (lunch 12, nap 1-3). The provider noramally had a large group and the table and counter didn't always have enough space so the kids would eat in shifts after outside time. After lunch the kids normally had about a 1/2 hour to watch a little tv or read to wind down and make sure everyone goes to the bathroom and all the babies are changed and set up the mats for nap. Sometimes if kids are too gassy or full they have a hard time falling asleep because they get overheated and uncomfortable but if their tummies are too empty they will also have a hard time falling alseep.

The babies under 2.5 years normally took morning naps as well. Usually about 10am-11am (during their preschool program). If they didn't nap and were not disruptive they would be able to sit in during preschool or one of the assistants not teaching preschool would try to find something for them to do.

[blandino]

Those children taking two naps a day nap from 9/9:30-10:30 and again from 1/1:30 - 3:30. And then all of our kids take a nap from 1:30-3:30.