Tired kids on Monday

[bright sparks]

I would likely invest in a playpen to have in a different room, even upstairs.

Tired cranky kids make a for a long day and that just doesn't interest me! LOL

This is exactly what I would do too. I can't really find an issue with letting a child power nap if they need it. Keeping them awake when they are clearly upset and having a hard time is a bit harsh IMO I understand not wanting daycare to take over the whole house, but setting a playpen up in a bedroom on a rare occasion in cases like this seems like the right thing to do and in the best interest of the child.

[torontokids]

Just out of curiosity, how do other people do it then? How do I bring one child upstairs while I have 5 kids downstairs in the daycare? Or even worse, during drop off time in the a.m which is when this would probably happen. The daycare parents arrive at a separate entrance in my daycare. I never leave the daycare space for this reason (never thought this was a viable option without leaving kids unattended).

I have a small kids table they sit at (only use one highchair for the littlest) and I don't keep the play pens set up. I'm not trying to be difficult, I just haven't figured out logistically how this could work.

At the top of my daycare stairs is my kitchen. I have tried putting a kid down there before in a PNP but this wasn't very successful as it is bright, a different environment and probably not conducive to sleep.