And they are worried about unlicensed daycares??

[Fearlessbaby]

Sorry, but a lot of 4 year olds can't sleep during nap time and shouldn't be forced to if they can't,,, it doesn't show lack of respect on the children's part- but more on the adults side

[jammiesandtea]

Sorry, but a lot of 4 year olds can't sleep during nap time and shouldn't be forced to if they can't,,, it doesn't show lack of respect on the children's part- but more on the adults side

With all the daycares I know, center or home based, 4 year olds are not forced to SLEEP, but they are required to lay still and quiet on their beds and REST, which they still most definitely need at 4 years old. And I agree with playfelt's comment that many kids today are not being raised to respect authority, and THAT is part of the issue here. Of course taping them to their beds is unacceptable (though any daycare provider who denies the idea has briefly crossed her mind when dealing with a child who won't cooperate is a liar, in my opinion, lol)... but most of us have the self-control and the good sense not to do anything like that.

[playfelt]

Sorry, but a lot of 4 year olds can't sleep during nap time and shouldn't be forced to if they can't,,, it doesn't show lack of respect on the children's part- but more on the adults side

No body was forcing the child to sleep. He was being asked to give his body a chance to lay still for a period of time to rest and relax and regroup. And that is necessary for a healthy brain. In most cases the time required is one hour or less for this age group.

This was totally about a power struggle in which the adults had non. That is not the way it should be. As the adults what we say should be what goes. There is a reason an adult is put in authority over a child.

[dragonlady3]

I think we should respond to the reporter (kegan@ottawacitizen .ca) and discuss this issue. There should be more investigation before the issue is made public. Maybe the staff are in a crowed room with too many children, a situation that is not acceptable to those of us in independent home care situations (with good reason). I hate it when the child care provider is criticized before there is a proper investigation.
I agree that there are many unanswered questions re: the person who reported the problems, the person who did the taping, the person who stood by while it happened and the general layout of the room, the number of children trying to rest in the room, staff to child ratio during this rest period, the personality of the child(ren) in question...so many questions.