Consequence for chatting during nap time?

[5 Little Monkeys]

I agree with fun&care...I have a few that chat to each other or just to themselves for a bit in the beginning but they fall asleep within minutes. Before I leave the room I remind them all in a firm voice that there is no talking to each other. This usually stops the older ones (the 2 yo's) but the younger ones still chatter for a bit.

I will occasionally turn the walkie talkies on before leaving the room. If I hear them chatting for a long time or see that they are not sleeping, I can just walkie talkie down to the room "go to sleep xxx"...they don't know where my voice is coming from and I can see on the monitor the look of shock on their face and they instantly settle down and go to bed. It's kinda funny actually haha.

If it was affecting the others to an extreme, I would be looking for another place to put the chatter.

[torontokids]

I have a video monitor and I tell her to stop talking. If I leave her be they do settle and sleep. The problem is really when say one kid wakes in their sleep cycle and she chats with them/sings etc. It seems to only be a problem 1-2 days a wk but it is those days that I dread.

I could technically put her in an upstairs bedroom but I like having nothing to do with daycare upstairs and I also like them all together for the simple reason that it is easier (no bringing her up the stairs, one less kid to grab from upstairs in the event of fire).

After nap today I kept her in her PNP the whole time while every other kid got taken out, changed and the PNP's put away. I was very clear that she was staying as result of her keeping everyone up. She got it...but for how long?

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I will place her at the far end of the daycare and if it comes down to it maybe try and move her to my bedroom.