What's you nap time policy?

[AcornsFalling]

I am in agreement with 5 little monkeys. I care for four children and one often gets picked up during the latter part of nap time. He is 12 months and naps twice still so cutting the afternoon nap a bit short is not a huge deal. His mom always texts me when she is close so I can wake him up, do a quick diaper change, and have his coat on ready to scoot out the door. I don't chat at the door so it's quick. He often wakes up earlier than the older, one nap a day children, so I don't mind if he's gone when he would probably be up. I also have my four year old who doesn't nap anymore, so I am used to having only about an hour to myself anyways.

[Lou]

My policy is that children MUST rest quietly on their bed for at least one hour. I have one 3 yrs old who was keeping his parents up late when he was sleeping from 1-3 (our typical nap time), so I have been waking him up from his rest after one hour of care at which point he comes up and I put a movie on for him. He doesn't make a peep for the second hour so it's not a problem. If he was disruptive, loud or asked me a billion questions while I was trying to relax, lol, it wouldn't work out and he would stay resting but in this case it works well for both myself and his parents. Win win.

[mom-in-alberta]

Quiet time at my house is not negotiable. After lunch, for at least 2 hours. It is usually from 12;45 until 3. If a parent was asking to cut out nap for an under 3 year old, the most I would be willing to do is wake them up earlier. They still nap, because they still NEED to nap. Past the age of 3, I still require them to lay down and rest for an hour. After that, they may get up and play QUIETLY with a variety of quiet activities I have out for them. I only have one 4 year old that will not sleep. She picks a movie and lays down quietly. The others still fall asleep.
We talk all the time about how resting our bodies helps us to grow.

And I might lose my shizzle if a parent ever questioned me on the need for a 2 hour "break". Most days I am trying to frantically finish cleaning/prepping/planning for the daycare in the final minutes of quiet time!!