Spoke with mom yesterday as this has been bothering me since it happened & I don’t want to risk losing them. She apologized for the comment & says they do NOT want naps cut or shortened. They have very busy active evenings during the week & says DCB needs his nap to make it through.

& yes Peacefulbird, I have checked my provincial guidelines as to what I’m allowed & not allowed to do. I have worked in an actual daycare centre here & I follow the same schedule & a lot of the same policies as well. DCB is never FORCED to nap, but 95% of the time, he is asleep shortly after laying down. He is my shortest napper & knows that once he wakes up he has “quiet time toys” he’s allowed to play with until his other friends rise.

I also don’t have a “forced” nap time for any of my children. Here at my daycare I do require that every child take at least a 30 minute rest so their bodies can recharge for the afternoon & rest of their day. This rest is not necessarily a nap, as I can’t force children to nap, but a 30 minute body break to relax.