Nap time - when they just don't get it.

[Sassygirl]

The best purchase that I ever made for my daycare was a white noise machine! Wow! What a difference. I bought mine at Superstore - made by Conair $24.99. I use the "white noise" setting and put the kiddos down for naptime and don't hear a thing! I actually bought 5 of them haha! I have a babbler, and a banshee screamer. I also put the noisiest one in the furthest away bedroom of my house, the good sleepers all sleep in the same room.
While I agree with the others about getting up after an hour, honestly an hour is not a long enough break in my opinion. I know for me, it takes me nearly an hour to clean up and eat my lunch. I think you should keep them napping for 2 hours. Good luck to you!

[nschildcare]

The best purchase that I ever made for my daycare was a white noise machine! Wow! What a difference. I bought mine at Superstore - made by Conair $24.99.

Is this actually called a white noise machine? I'm looking for one, too

I agree, one hour is not enough time to be napping for little people.

Maybe you are missing that window of opportunity to get them down? Using my group as an example, I was trying to push nap back to 1-3 from 12:30-3. Mine were taking a really long time to fall asleep and wouldn't sleep for long, one would sometimes not even fall asleep at all! I thought that by pushing nap time back it would solve that problem. Wrong! Then pne day I put them down at 12.... and they were out within 10 mins and slept for 2 good hours. If I wait until after 12:30 it's game over for them. Almost like they've caught their second wind by that point. Maybe try shifting the nap time forward?

[ahnys]

The kids don't decide how long quiet time is...you do. Put them down, close the door, come back in two hours. It won't take them long to realize that's how it is at daycare.

Non-nappers play quietly, or they get naps themselves. One warning, no negotiation.
You'll have maybe one week of noise during naptime, then blissful quiet from then
on.

[Crayola kiddies]

The kids don't decide how long quiet time is...you do. Put them down, close the door, come back in two hours. It won't take them long to realize that's how it is at daycare.

Non-nappers play quietly, or they get naps themselves. One warning, no negotiation.
You'll have maybe one week of noise during naptime, then blissful quiet from then
on.

Yes this exactly

[kimg]

The kids don't decide how long quiet time is...you do. Put them down, close the door, come back in two hours. It won't take them long to realize that's how it is at daycare.

Non-nappers play quietly, or they get naps themselves. One warning, no negotiation.
You'll have maybe one week of noise during naptime, then blissful quiet from then
on.

Not working for this 16 month DKGe. I rarely ever go and get her before the 2 hours is up. Today, she was up after 25 minutes, and she's been crying off and on since then (never too hard though). I'm to the point of being pissed off about it since I know it's becuase mom just goes and gets her as soon as she makes a peep, even if it's only been 15 minutes. And this is the only nap this poor kid gets. She's so exhausted that she goes to bed at 5 every day, but the mom just doesn't see that she needs more daytime sleep.