This is an ongoing issue with my current group (which is another post in itself). From parents requesting no naps to toddlers not being able to get on schedule and everything in between.
I am interviewing to replace at least one, maybe two.
I have a dcm coming tomorrow. Dcg is 3 and has never been to daycare. I suspect that the dcg doesn't nap any longer at home.
Rest time is non negotiable. I can't force them to sleep but I do require that they lay quietly. That is what I tell ALL my parents.
I know I read on here somewhere that a few of you have it worded that parents need to prepare their child for group care by altering schedules at home so child is able to rest here. Can someone please jog my memory?
I really don't want to dictate how a parent runs their home time but I want to be able to tell them that naps are important in a daycare day and that their home schedule may need to adjust to accomodate their child's rest. That I do expect a 3.5 year old to possibly nap, and if not, to rest quietly while the rest of the group does. That they will not be getting up to play or do quiet activities but that they will be resting.
help?
Ftr, I will no longer keep a child that does not nap so do you think it is worth trying a 3 yo, newbie to care, who may not nap at home?
Thanks!
I am interviewing to replace at least one, maybe two.
I have a dcm coming tomorrow. Dcg is 3 and has never been to daycare. I suspect that the dcg doesn't nap any longer at home.
Rest time is non negotiable. I can't force them to sleep but I do require that they lay quietly. That is what I tell ALL my parents.
I know I read on here somewhere that a few of you have it worded that parents need to prepare their child for group care by altering schedules at home so child is able to rest here. Can someone please jog my memory?
I really don't want to dictate how a parent runs their home time but I want to be able to tell them that naps are important in a daycare day and that their home schedule may need to adjust to accomodate their child's rest. That I do expect a 3.5 year old to possibly nap, and if not, to rest quietly while the rest of the group does. That they will not be getting up to play or do quiet activities but that they will be resting.
help?
Ftr, I will no longer keep a child that does not nap so do you think it is worth trying a 3 yo, newbie to care, who may not nap at home?
Thanks!
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