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@Mrs. Lion: We were really worried about the same with both of our kids, as they took long naps and weren't easy to get down for those naps either. But for whatever reason, the kids had no problems sleeping at daycare!! They probably slept better there than they did at home.

I was really worried about nap time because C can have a really difficult time going down at home for a nap (then she gets overtired and becomes so incredibly cranky for the rest of the day). She needs a very defined routine for naps and some days I want to pull my hair out.

But I shouldn't have worried so much because she is a ROCKSTAR napper at daycare. Seriously, they tell me she goes over to get her bunny and blankie, walks over to the mat, and falls asleep. Why won't she do this at home?!

My DS is a 3 hour napper when he's home too. But daycare naps aren't too bad. The whole school has quiet/nap time at the same time, 12:30-3. They turn off a bunch of lights and play quiet music and he sleeps somewhere around 2 hours most days. I'd probably move bed time up by a half hour or so on school days if he seems to get over tired. But my son just kinda rolls with it.

We had a rough transition to preschool naps (no naps at all for almost 2 weeks!). And my son is a 2-3 hour napped. I almost called it quits, but eventually it clicked Nd now he can put himself to sleep. The hardest thing was the lack of a big transition. At home we would read a book, sit in the chair, etc. but at preschool they turn music on and you pretty much just lay down. That was tough for him but it all worked out! (Having his favorite blankets is key.)

I'm going to be the outlier and say my kid USED to sleep better at school than at home but now that she's older that's totally changed, she's almost 3 now. She hardly ever naps at school. She lays on her mat quietly and isn't disruptive, but she doesn't sleep. At home, I read a book, and walk out, and she sleeps for 3 hours. I think the problem is that at home we've noticed she's really not ready for nap until 1pm. At school, nap time is 12-2pm, and now that she's older, I think she's just not ready to sleep after only 4.5 hours of awake time.

when we first sent my son to daycare he was a year old and i was super worried about him on a cot, but he was fine from day one. i second what everyone else says about peer pressure - they want to do what everyone else is doing. also i feel like kids arent' nearly as difficult and cranky for teachers/outsiders as they are with a parent - and that makes a difference. he's now almost 3 and still taking great naps at daycare!

My son took forever to nap at daycare, but it was largely because he went from one extreme to the other and he couldnt use his pacifier.

It took a teacher basically giving up her lunch for weeks to sit next to him and hold his hand. That woman is as good as gold.