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[Blackcat31]

So you make the 8 year old and two 7 year olds take a nap too?

I no longer take SA children but when I did, ANYONE present during rest time had a rest time. REGARDLESS of age.

If you made my 10 year old take a nap or lay on a mat for two hours I'd be livid. As well as my kindy boy.

All my DCF's knew of my policies. If you were enrolled here and had a 10 yr old, I'd require they rested.

.....if you (as the parent) weren't ok with that, you'd be free to find alternate care

[kelsey's kids]

So you make the 8 year old and two 7 year olds take a nap too?

I no longer take SA children but when I did, ANYONE present during rest time had a rest time. REGARDLESS of age.

If you made my 10 year old take a nap or lay on a mat for two hours I'd be livid. As well as my kindy boy.

All my DCF's knew of my policies. If you were enrolled here and had a 10 yr old, I'd require they rested.

.....if you (as the parent) weren't ok with that, you'd be free to find alternate care

That is how I run it.

[Play Care]

I no longer take SA children but when I did, ANYONE present during rest time had a rest time. REGARDLESS of age.




All my DCF's knew of my policies. If you were enrolled here and had a 10 yr old, I'd require they rested.

.....if you (as the parent) weren't ok with that, you'd be free to find alternate care

One of the things I'm learning is that sometimes even though we *can* do certain things, doesn't mean we necessarily *should.*
My state may say I can take kids of a certain age, but I still have to be honest with myself about my ability to meet their needs. Perhaps the OP would be better off saying to her SA clients "I really love having Timmy here, but the state napping requirements are just not appropriate for school aged children. I am willing to keep Timmy after school from3-5 but on non school days I think a school aged camp may be a better placement."

I LOVE quiet time so I understand it, but I can't think of anything less relaxing then trying to keep school aged kids quiet on their cots for two hours under the guise of them getting "rest"

[Cradle2crayons]

One of the things I'm learning is that sometimes even though we *can* do certain things, doesn't mean we necessarily *should.*
My state may say I can take kids of a certain age, but I still have to be honest with myself about my ability to meet their needs. Perhaps the OP would be better off saying to her SA clients "I really love having Timmy here, but the state napping requirements are just not appropriate for school aged children. I am willing to keep Timmy after school from3-5 but on non school days I think a school aged camp may be a better placement."

I LOVE quiet time so I understand it, but I can't think of anything less relaxing then trying to keep school aged kids quiet on their cots for two hours under the guise of them getting "rest"

Amen. REST can be many things. Vegging in the reading corner with a blanket and cozy book. Vegging on the couch for tv time for 30 minutes occasionally with a pre selected show.

But no way in heck would I put 7 year olds and up in my nap room with my littles and make them lay there for an hour and claim they have to rest .

REST can be accomplished many ways.

And don't get me wrong. Nap time is my favorite time of the day HAHAA.

But, if you accept school age kids, then really it's better to accomodate em and if you can't then don't accept them.

[Familycare71]

Amen. REST can be many things. Vegging in the reading corner with a blanket and cozy book. Vegging on the couch for tv time for 30 minutes occasionally with a pre selected show.

But no way in heck would I put 7 year olds and up in my nap room with my littles and make them lay there for an hour and claim they have to rest .

REST can be accomplished many ways.

And don't get me wrong. Nap time is my favorite time of the day HAHAA.

But, if you accept school age kids, then really it's better to accomodate em and if you can't then don't accept them.

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My SA have rest time when they are here during nap- but like you said-not NAP time. So they usually read for about a half an hour, then maybe watch a movie (esp on odd days off from school I rent newer ones) or color, etc... But I wouldn't ever just make them lay and do nothing.

[Blackcat31]

One of the things I'm learning is that sometimes even though we *can* do certain things, doesn't mean we necessarily *should.*
My state may say I can take kids of a certain age, but I still have to be honest with myself about my ability to meet their needs. Perhaps the OP would be better off saying to her SA clients "I really love having Timmy here, but the state napping requirements are just not appropriate for school aged children. I am willing to keep Timmy after school from3-5 but on non school days I think a school aged camp may be a better placement."

I LOVE quiet time so I understand it, but I can't think of anything less relaxing then trying to keep school aged kids quiet on their cots for two hours under the guise of them getting "rest"

Totally understand what you are saying but I still wouldn't change my routine simply because I had a SA child here.

And as far as having them lie down and nap...I've done it and IF I still had SA'ers here I would still do it.

The only SA kids I have taken in the last few years have been kids who were with me since infancy or toddlerhood.....they have all napped and none of them (or their parents) have had issue with it.

Over the summer I had a 10 year old temporarily and even she napped. I probably would have let her stay up (because it was an odd thing to even have her here), but she fell asleep every day at rest time so the point was moot.

Bottom line is every provider needs to do what works for them and if I still accepted SA kids, I would still have them rest.

My DCP's are fully aware of this and if they didn't agree, they would be free to make changes in their care arrangements if they choose to do so.

[kelsey's kids]

Totally understand what you are saying but I still wouldn't change my routine simply because I had a SA child here.

And as far as having them lie down and nap...I've done it and IF I still had SA'ers here I would still do it.

The only SA kids I have taken in the last few years have been kids who were with me since infancy or toddlerhood.....they have all napped and none of them (or their parents) have had issue with it.

Over the summer I had a 10 year old temporarily and even she napped. I probably would have let her stay up (because it was an odd thing to even have her here), but she fell asleep every day at rest time so the point was moot.

Bottom line is every provider needs to do what works for them and if I still accepted SA kids, I would still have them rest.

My DCP's are fully aware of this and if they didn't agree, they would be free to make changes in their care arrangements if they choose to do so.

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[Play Care]

Totally understand what you are saying but I still wouldn't change my routine simply because I had a SA child here.

And as far as having them lie down and nap...I've done it and IF I still had SA'ers here I would still do it.

The only SA kids I have taken in the last few years have been kids who were with me since infancy or toddlerhood.....they have all napped and none of them (or their parents) have had issue with it.

Over the summer I had a 10 year old temporarily and even she napped. I probably would have let her stay up (because it was an odd thing to even have her here), but she fell asleep every day at rest time so the point was moot.

Bottom line is every provider needs to do what works for them and if I still accepted SA kids, I would still have them rest.

My DCP's are fully aware of this and if they didn't agree, they would be free to make changes in their care arrangements if they choose to do so.

To be fair, the OP asked what we do with SA kids in days off. In my child care they participate in all regularly scheduled activities though some are slightly modified for their age/ ability. During quiet time we have a half hour of silent sustained reading (if SA'ers want to rest this is the time) followed by educational electronic media and then I utilize my regs to my advantage and send them outside for the last half hour - 45 minutes while I supervise from the window (and before anyone gets their panties in a wad this is not willy nilly toss them outside and let them loose - it's carefully planned and *supervised* while staying within my regs)
If I couldn't meet their needs (and kids do outgrow my care) then I let parents know that I can no longer care for their child.
I also wouldn't completely change my program for one child, but if I'm going to take money to care for a child and advertise as a child care for children of certain ages, I need to have/follow developmentally appropriate practices. If I can't do that, then I shouldn't have those kids in my care.

[Maria2013]

Cry??

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