Any Ideas On How To Adjust...

[jenboo]

...my daily schedule for summer??

We are hitting 90s this week and im starting to get worried about summer. I want to get the kids outside each day but im not sure its going to be possible. I am estimating that in a month or two we will be in the 90s by 10am most days.

my problem is that if we do not get outside in the morning, then we cant go out for the day. Im worried because my daycare room is small and the kids will be bouncing off the walls after two days of being inside.

Here is my basic schedule:
8:15- breakfast
9:00-11:00- inside time/circle time/INFANT NAPPING
11:00-11:45- outside time
12:00-12:15- inside
12:15- Lunch
1:00-3:00- Nap
3:30- snack
4:00-5:00- outside
5:00-5:30- inside/ clean up

The infant napping in the morning is what is messing me up. She is only 4 months old and very scheduled so i do not want to change her nap time. She needs those two hours at that time so that she will nap again from 1-3. I think it will be way to hot to go outside at 11am even though we will have water play everyday and we have shade. I cant imagine taking the baby out in that heat.

Anyone see something that i dont? any ideas on how to get the children outside. I am licensed so I cannot be outside while the infant is napping.

[NeedaVaca]

Could you go outside with a video monitor?

[jenboo]

Could you go outside with a video monitor?

I believe licensing said no but I will call again and ask...I was also going to ask if I had the infant by the sliding glass door if that would count. while we are outside, the infant would still be within sight and sound which is the requirement... but i dont know if licensing would go for that...

[childcaremom]

Could you eat your breakfast outside? And then have a bit of outdoor time afterwards until infant naps?

Will her schedule change at all over the next few months?

Could she nap outside in a pnp? Is she a heavy sleeper?

[misslori50]

nap in a stroller

[NeedaVaca]

nap in a stroller

That would not be safe!

[cheerfuldom]

I would not keep an infant unless I could get the napping worked out. I believe a stroller would be safe if you sat next to the stroller to watch her and she was fully reclined flat in the seat (I have a stroller that will do that!). You could also bring out a rock and play that reclines flat or even a moses basket or something similar. It just depends on if she will sleep for you. I would have breakfast and go outside immediately afterwards!

[SignMeUp]

Sleep places other than crib

In many states, we are not allowed to sleep an infant anywhere other than an approved crib.
No moses basket or bassinet, no stroller or swing, etc.

[Annalee]

...my daily schedule for summer??

We are hitting 90s this week and im starting to get worried about summer. I want to get the kids outside each day but im not sure its going to be possible. I am estimating that in a month or two we will be in the 90s by 10am most days.

my problem is that if we do not get outside in the morning, then we cant go out for the day. Im worried because my daycare room is small and the kids will be bouncing off the walls after two days of being inside.

Here is my basic schedule:
8:15- breakfast
9:00-11:00- inside time/circle time/INFANT NAPPING
11:00-11:45- outside time
12:00-12:15- inside
12:15- Lunch
1:00-3:00- Nap
3:30- snack
4:00-5:00- outside
5:00-5:30- inside/ clean up

The infant napping in the morning is what is messing me up. She is only 4 months old and very scheduled so i do not want to change her nap time. She needs those two hours at that time so that she will nap again from 1-3. I think it will be way to hot to go outside at 11am even though we will have water play everyday and we have shade. I cant imagine taking the baby out in that heat.

Anyone see something that i dont? any ideas on how to get the children outside. I am licensed so I cannot be outside while the infant is napping.

What if you did breakfast at 7:45 to 8:15 and went outside from 8:30 to 9:30 and then the infant could nap from 9:30 to 11:00 only cutting back 30 minutes of the nap???? just some thoughts... Good Luck!

[cheerfuldom]

What if you did breakfast at 7:45 to 8:15 and went outside from 8:30 to 9:30 and then the infant could nap from 9:30 to 11:00 only cutting back 30 minutes of the nap???? just some thoughts... Good Luck!

another good idea. cutting the babys nap down or moving breakfast. Also moving to fast breakfasts with little clean up, at least for the summer

[Jack Sprat]

In many states, we are not allowed to sleep an infant anywhere other than an approved crib.
No moses basket or bassinet, no stroller or swing, etc.

This is the reg. in our state. I am thinking I will move a pnp outside for the newborn. Could you try that as well?

[SignMeUp]

This is the reg. in our state. I am thinking I will move a pnp outside for the newborn. Could you try that as well?

Yes, that's what I do. Cabana for shade and a pnp. (It must have been a different thread where I commented that ) I don't have the heat to deal with that the OP has though.

[preschoolteacher]

Be outside for drop offs. Parents drop kids off outside with you where you are waiting. Eat breakfast outside! We do lots of meals outdoors.

I'd try to nap baby outside in a PNP in the shade, too.

[SilverSabre25]

Baby nap outside in pack n play. Babies nap wonderfully outside!

[jenboo]

This is the reg. in our state. I am thinking I will move a pnp outside for the newborn. Could you try that as well?

Do you think 85-90+ degree weather even in shade is too hot for a 4-7 month old to sleep outside?