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E started taking "good naps" (according to her sitter) after a couple weeks. They do get into a groove, it just takes some time! She plays hard and naps hard there

It took a good month, for her to nap good. And now we are back to not napping good.

She will get adjusted, just gotta give it some time.

@Revel: going on what @BabyBoecksMom: said, R was having issues because she wanted to see what was going on as well. I asked them to move her crib to the side, so one side is the wall. We brought in a sound machine and sleep sack. Those combined seemed to help her nap better.

LO never took good naps in the infant room. However, now that he's in the toddler room he's napping 2 plus hours consistently.

My LO doesn't nap well at daycare (compared to home) ... It took her about 3 weeks (2 days a week) to learn to nap there, but even now 5 months in she naps less and shorter than at home, because she's just too excited/happy/interested in what's happening! We joke she has fomo (fear of missing out).
Her carer puts music on for her now and that seems to help. She's a bit tired on the day after her two days at daycare, but happy, just takes an extra long nap that day. I just try to keep Wednesdays (our next at home day) quiet so she can nap as much as she likes.

Try not to freak out too much, it's hard adjusting to the work/daycare juggle, you will both be ok!

@Revel: that's very similar to our set up - Penny is in a family daycare too and the other two kids are a few months older and only take one nap. My determined little one couldn't handle napping when her little friends were still up and playing!

Problems definitely seem magnified when you're dealing with all the emotions/adjustment returning to work. Its a huge change being away from your LO! Especially as your bub is so little still. But youll both adjust - even if there are a few tears along the way (we have all been there!). Babies learn to join up their sleep cycles between 4-6 months on average, so she's not far off learning how to take longer naps anyway... Trust me, life improves when cat napping turns into real napping!!

It sounds like you have to train her to not fall asleep in the arms. Does she take a swaddle and pacifier?....We had to start nap training around that time, too, but we didn't do CIO until just recently at 6 months.

E is still getting swaddled at daycare. We're trying to break it now...

@Revel: well I put sleepy dust in between the pages so it should totally work! But yeah it took a little more time but worked well and has continued to work well; he is 10 months now. Good luck!

So far my experience is like @BabyBoecksMom: said. I think my boys, especially F, are just so distractable that it's hard for them to sleep.

@Revel: It is hard making sure you are home. But I figure once she gets older she isn't as liking to fall asleep in the car seat anyway. So we need to get use to planning around her naps.

This week R hasn't been napping very long at all. I think like PP have said, she is getting distracted cause she moves and hears the other kids so instead of going back to sleep like at home, she wakes up.