https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:47:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2053269 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 23:29:03 +0000 daniellemybelle 2053269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find these comments interesting! Our daycare's infant room is 6-12 months but they stay together through the school year, so the babies are around 15-21 months by the time they all move rooms. They have a separate nap area where the cribs &amp; mats are, with a curtain separating it from the rest of the room. That area is always dim &amp; quiet and they play white noise. The babies are all on their own nap schedule and if it is time for a nap, they go in the nap room. </p> <p>LO actually napped in a stroller for the first couple months in daycare because it was the only way she would go to sleep. She started at 10 months. At 12 months, they started transferring her to a mat and now she takes a 2-3 hour nap on her mat. I never would have believed it but she sleeps better at school than at home now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2053249 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 22:59:12 +0000 Ms. Lilbunny 2053249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO started daycare 6 wks ago when he was 3 1/2 months. I nap trained him prior to daycare. The first two weeks at daycare he napped really great, but his naps are really bad now. He takes about two to three 30 min naps. The good thing is that he's not fussy at the end of the day. Daycare naps SUCK! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051633 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 07:10:47 +0000 BandDmommy 2051633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare does not dim lights in infant room. I'm not going to sugarcoat it, daycare naps SUCK in the infant room. It's better when they move up a level and the kids nap at the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051615 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 06:04:26 +0000 ladybee 2051615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: he adjusted at night time. He went to bed a little early some days and slept so much on the weekends. His mood was still pretty great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051508 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 21:47:39 +0000 Little Misters Mom 2051508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: Oh god. Was he just a total wreck for two months or did he adjust at nighttime? This is my fear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051383 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 20:06:14 +0000 ladybee 2051383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our center doesn't dim the lights in the infant room. M started at 10.5 months. Did not sleep a single second the first two months. Once the two oldest kids moved up to Toddler and babies moved in he started taking one hour long nap. He's 15 months and still takes two decent naps at home but I'll take what I can get. Once he moves to Toddler they have an actual nap time where lights are off and everyone rests. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051376 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:58:03 +0000 snowjewelz 2051376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Torchwood: I found that the sleep sheep is not loud enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051375 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:58:01 +0000 Little Misters Mom 2051375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: @lovehoneybee: The center we are at said they just put the kids down without dimming the lights. It seemed nuts to me too!</p> <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Hoping things get better for you guys soon.</p> <p>@Torchwood: Good to know. I didn't think to check how long it played for. I may have to just return it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051345 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:32:12 +0000 Torchwood 2051345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For what it's worth, I don't actually recommend the sleep sheep. As a nanny, I found that when it cut off it would frequently wake the kid up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051318 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:17:11 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2051318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO started daycare last week, and her naps are super short. They even have a white noise machine, and the nap area is dim, but she still can't get good naps. I'm hoping that she is still just adjusting and her naps will get better eventually (I really hope!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051313 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:14:35 +0000 Charm54 2051313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dd was a great overnight sleeper, but a terrible napper for the first year of her life while she was home with me. I was so worried about how she would sleep at daycare in a room with 3 other babies. </p> <p>It was a rough 2 weeks. Some days she would nap, some days she wouldn't - but the daycare workers just kept at it and told me not to worry. Finally, something clicked and she started taking great naps at daycare...which, bonus - has translated to great naps at home now too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051296 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:08:22 +0000 lovehoneybee 2051296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our center has scheduled nap blocks, during which they dim the lights and play soft music. On the days when he doesn't nap well they'll quietly read or play with him, or bring him down to a different (usually older) room.</p> <p>He was pretty particular about how he slept when he was home with me, and I was really nervous. The first week was definitely trying, but he adjusted beautifully! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051280 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:57:36 +0000 blackbird 2051280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The lights aren't on at our in home! Even at the center we toured, they dim them to signify nap time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-daycare-naps#post-2051273 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:51:09 +0000 Little Misters Mom 2051273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our 7.5 month old is headed to daycare in 3 weeks. He currently is taking two naps a day, between 45 minutes and 2.5 hours. At daycare he will be in a room with 5 other kids and 2 teachers, and the lights are always on. I know people say they just figure it out but I can't imagine how he is going to nap.</p> <p>Any tips for easing the transition? We're try to leave his lights dim during naps, and I've ordered a sleep sheep for his daycare crib. </p> <p>Tell me about your experience with daycare naps! </p>