So There Taking Away Naps I School Now?

[daycarediva]

I don't think anyone is blaming the schools.

Our schools JUST went to full day, prior to that, it was half day with a 45 minute rest period. ALL of my kids have napped during that time frame. My DS (who is turning 6, and was 5 1/2 before entering K) had a heck of a time adjusting and was exhausted daily. He STILL naps on weekends and still goes to bed just fine. I feel terrible about it, and NO I can't pick him up from school early they won't allow that.

I have a dcg entering K who is going to have a heck of a time, too. Some kids NEED sleep, and I honestly think they should allow those to rest if they need it. The benefits of down time far outweigh the loss of 10 more dittos coming home.

[spinnymarie]

In our district, there were no naps even before i started teaching in 2006 for Kindergarteners. The Pre-Ks are all half-day, so no naps there either.
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The kids are tired, but they make it just fine, they go to bed earlier for the first few months.

[Leigh]

I don't think anyone is blaming the schools.

Our schools JUST went to full day, prior to that, it was half day with a 45 minute rest period. ALL of my kids have napped during that time frame. My DS (who is turning 6, and was 5 1/2 before entering K) had a heck of a time adjusting and was exhausted daily. He STILL naps on weekends and still goes to bed just fine. I feel terrible about it, and NO I can't pick him up from school early they won't allow that.

I have a dcg entering K who is going to have a heck of a time, too. Some kids NEED sleep, and I honestly think they should allow those to rest if they need it. The benefits of down time far outweigh the loss of 10 more dittos coming home.

[Candy]

I don't think anyone is blaming the schools.

Our schools JUST went to full day, prior to that, it was half day with a 45 minute rest period. ALL of my kids have napped during that time frame. My DS (who is turning 6, and was 5 1/2 before entering K) had a heck of a time adjusting and was exhausted daily. He STILL naps on weekends and still goes to bed just fine. I feel terrible about it, and NO I can't pick him up from school early they won't allow that.

I have a dcg entering K who is going to have a heck of a time, too. Some kids NEED sleep, and I honestly think they should allow those to rest if they need it. The benefits of down time far outweigh the loss of 10 more dittos coming home.

I use to think teachers used nap time for their breaks also i'm starting to wonder when do they get them now.

[daycarediva]

I use to think teachers used nap time for their breaks also i'm starting to wonder when do they get them now.

Special and lunch. They still get breaks!

[hwichlaz]

I think that is along time for a 4 or even a 5 year old to be awake. Getting up for the bus, 8hrs of school, catching the bus home(some kids ride transfer so they have a extra 30-45min ride home) when the child finally does get home they're just going to crash.

School isn't 8 hours. They go from about 815 - 215 here. Our kindy is still half days though, so no nap. I've found that my own daycare kids stop napping by 4 years old, unless they are coming down with something or had an extra rough day.

[hwichlaz]

Half day kindy here is only 2 1/2 hours, so naps aren't needed. It's closer to 3 hours if the kids stay for the optional lunch time. They don't start kindy until age 5 though. There has never been naps in half day kindy here. When I was in full day kindy as a child, most of us got into trouble at nap time because we wouldn't sleep, . I'm 38.

[Mom of 4]

They haven't had naps in K around where I am in ages. However, there are deadlines/age requirements around me also. A child has to be 5 by August 1st of that school year to start Kindergarten so theoretically there shouldn't be any 4-year-olds. My youngest son is in K now, it is all-day & no nap. He did do a school-based preschool that was all-day 2 days a week last school year & they did take a 1 hr rest time. He hated it !

My 1st kid was 4. She did ok, but they had "rest" time and allowed some kids to nap. It was 30 minutes. My son was 5 and my twins were just 5. I believe naps were still allowed last year as well.