When I had three of five taking morning naps I found they were hungry when they got up so I started serving lunch - meat, veggie and 1/2 starch at 10:30 when they got up. Then we played together doing active things, music, dance, etc. and then about 12:15 served dessert so to speak with fruit, 1/2 starch and usually a dairy. Then older kids went to bed at 1:00 and babies had a special time and then back down at 1:30.

I was intrigued by the balance day program that some school use and the fact when the babies woke up they were thirsty and hungry but when I put them in their chairs for a snack to tide them over the older kids were just hungry enoguh they wanted food with the babies but I knew a snack would spoil lunch and a drink didn't please them enough so the new schedule worked.

I think this is a good example of there not being a right or wrong schedule and the great thing about home daycare is that we are not tied to convention if that isn't what is in the best interest of our group.