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@Freckles: Hmmm. When R started daycare full time (13 months) she didn't nap well at all until she was moved to the toddler room at 18 months. That's just in general. I think it was due to noise, close proximity to other babies, not enough darkness, etc. Once in the toddler room, she naps with all the other preschool kids at a set time (12:30-2:30pm), it's pitch dark, and if another kid wakes up earlier than 2:30, the naptime teacher takes them out for quiet play in another area of the daycare.

As for waking up earlier than usual and still being tired...Might you consider a slightly earlier bedtime? 6:30-6:45? Just to see if it might help?

1:15 nap is a good nap for us! my LO tends to sleep really long nights though so I don't expect him to nap long at daycare.

I would try a slightly earlier bedtime and if that doesn't work then I would assume she just needs less sleep and attempt a schedule shift so that she will go to bed later and wake up later.

another thing is that with my LO, he tends to sleep less when he is teething...especially with his molars and canines (he has popped 8 teeth in the past 4 months). It's usually 2 weeks of lower sleep followed by 2 weeks of tonnnnns of sleep.

@Freckles: do you give your LO a chance to fall back asleep on the morning? I know if I give B like 5 minutes he will fall back asleep.