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I have a group of mostly 2 and 3 year olds this year. The day ends at 2:30, so we are doing naptime at around 1-2 pm. Short and sweet. I have a few parents who keep persistently asking me to not nap their child. I have made it clear that we are doing nap later this year (1 o'clock versus 12) since the group is older and since many parents have a problem getting their children to bed at night when they've napped for long. I also said if the child wasn't asleep after 30 minutes, they could move to quiet activities at the table. I need that time in order to clean up the table and kitchen after lunchtime. I feel upset that I keep being asked to not nap the kids. I'm not forcing anyone to sleep but I also don't plan to pry their eyelids open, and we absolutely need to have the kids resting for a short period in the span of six hours in order to get a small break and clean up the place. Plus, I'm pretty sure there's no daycare or childcare center on earth that doesn't offer a rest time for kids unless they close at 12:30/1. Even my son's kindergarten class has a rest time. I keep repeating the same things over and over but it's honestly bringing me down a lot and I don't want this to be a point of tension all year long, stressing about whether the kids will be able to stay awake or not, so that the parents can retire easily at night. I really love the kids, and the parents too, except for this issue makes me upset. What would you do?
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