Parents Want To Decrease Nap Time

[Meyou]

I have this in mine:

Please keep in mind that the children have a very busy and active day here so they may require more sleep than you’re used to at home on the weekends. Children under 5 require an average of 12-13 hours of sleep for each 24 hour period. I am a firm believer in children getting enough sleep on a daily basis since sleep deprivation in children manifests as hyperactivity, restlessness, trouble settling and a general lack of control with their emotions.

[Meyou]

I have this in mine:

Please keep in mind that the children have a very busy and active day here so they may require more sleep than you’re used to at home on the weekends. Children under 5 require an average of 12-13 hours of sleep for each 24 hour period. I am a firm believer in children getting enough sleep on a daily basis since sleep deprivation in children manifests as hyperactivity, restlessness, trouble settling and a general lack of control with their emotions.

[daycare]

I have this in mine:

Please keep in mind that the children have a very busy and active day here so they may require more sleep than you’re used to at home on the weekends. Children under 5 require an average of 12-13 hours of sleep for each 24 hour period. I am a firm believer in children getting enough sleep on a daily basis since sleep deprivation in children manifests as hyperactivity, restlessness, trouble settling and a general lack of control with their emotions.

I love this...can I steal it....

[SimpleMom]

i would talk with the parents. if you really feel she needs more sleep at your house, maybe that's what you should do. maybe she could start out reading or coloring and then transition into a nap part way through nap time. this way the others will sleep and she will wake on the latter end of the day with better energy to get through the rest. I would't lie about how long she's napping...trust me the parent's WILL know then your relationship will suffer--and that's not a good mix.If they won't work with you on it then it might not be a good fit anymore. there are centers and some home daycares that have open policies for naps ( not many homes, but some) that might work better for them.

[legomom922]

Do you have something in your policy about how long nap time is? That should cover you. If the girl is there for 12 hours, you're right, that IS a long day. She should be napping for more than an hour. Especially since she can be a long napper. That could be a real shock for her. 2 hours is not unreasonable!

I have nothing in my policies about naps...

Also, she is the only one I have left, because I am getting out of the business. When she leaves, that will be it, I'm done. So her naps wouldn't disrupt anyone else.

I have been dianosed with Insomnia, and S.A.D, and have been dealing with a slipped disc in my back since 2007, and had surgery for a heal spur in April 2010 that I am still having complications with, so I am just not up to the challenages of childcare right now. I have no strength, no energy and am sooo tired all the time, so to me the thought of having her up 11 hrs just makes me cringe. I need my rest too. I have had her since she was 4 months old, so I probably know her better than her parents do, whom are divorced anyway, so she is getting different schedules depending on where she goes. She goes to another DCP on M, TH & Fri, so I have no idea how she is doing with her schedule either.

I dont mean to be selfish, but I am leaning towards the "dont tell the parents and just do what I want" plan. She is only here 2 days a wk anyway, and if they are not going to worry about me dealing with a cranky 3 yr old, why should I worry about them?

To make it worse, the Mom stays wherever..she does not have a home since she moved out of her husbands house a yr ago. They sleep at whomevers house will take them in for the night, and the mom only wants to be left alone without having to take care of DCG anyway. The Dad is a workaholic, and works 70 hrs a wk, and though I would say he is the most stable person she has in her life, I'm sure he is tired at night too. DCG is dealing with enough disruptions in my opinion, and I feel with her life circumstances, she needs this rest.