Quote Originally Posted by Workinmom View Post
Hi everyone, I'm brand new here
I have opened up a private daycare and I have a little one starting tomorrow who is one and my daughter is also one
I will also have a 3 year old starting October
How do I get them to nap together?
My daughter still nurses to sleep and this new one takes a bottle

Do I put them all down together? Same room? Cry it out? Rock to sleep? What if one cries and wakes up the others? I have no idea where to begin and need lots lf imput please
I have under 2's in one room and over 2's in different room. Mainly because over 2's not need sleep so long as littles.

I put in room and walk out. For new child, if cry for more than 15 min, will go in lay down, and leave again. It not take long for them adjust. More inconvenient for other children listening to noise but just short term learning.

I will give child bottle up to about 14 month if parent want but child must be able to hold. This mean I can lay child on floor while have bottle and be changing diaper in same room for other getting ready for napping.

Unlike other, I not leave child who awake in nap room. Some child need less nap that others. I find if those needing longer are woken, then it mean lot cranky children in afternoon.

My nap time is noon. All children expected to have an hour then if someone wake, I scoop out of room before all others woken before ready to be awake.

I not rock, I not pat or rub backs, - only because I not able to do for all. Not fair to offer service to one and not others and I not able to stay in room with child for rocking, back patting because it mean any preschooler would not be supervised during this time.