Interesting name for a daycare forum 'kinkymomm'...lol! It really depends on the child, doesn't it? I have 4 daycare children, aged 2 that I know I can leave alone for a minute; I can trust that they are going to stay absorbed in whatever activity they are engaged in & should they seek anything else they with stay within the limitations my space allows. I have 2 others, aged 1 & 2 that I just cannot trust. They tend to be the ones that get put in one of my highchairs with a puzzle, or game while I run to the bathroom, or whatever. As for quiet activities during nap; prior to today all of mine napped, nicely on the same schedule. Today I had a 5 & 8 yr old start that despite lots of yawns & "I'm tired"...do not nap. So, unfortunately it has been reading & movie time for them today...I'll be curious to hear any other suggestions too.