Is this normal??

[Meirasa]

My daughter has just started nursery. In the bay room there are a maximum of 9 babies to 3 adults. So far so good. However I noticed today that there are only three cots? Is that normal? How can that work out if more than three babies fall asleep? I don't want to approach someone with the question if its the norm but it reallt doesn't mak sense to em :-(

[LibrariesGaveUsP0wer]

Don't older ones normally sleep on mats. What age does the room.cover?

[godsavethequeeeen]

do they have fold out cots too? I'm sure the dc's nursery tucked some of them away until the main lunchtime naps then they set the whole room up. 9 cots would take up a lot of space.

[Todayisnottheday]

It's very unlikely that 9 babies will sleep at the same time. I've never seen a baby room with more than a few cots. There just isn't that much need for them.

[Meirasa]

It's the baby room, so up to 18 months. Thanks for easing my mind. I'm a bit panicky at the best of times and where my LO is concerned things like this can really bother me xx

[LittleBearPad]

After a certain age (probably a year) they sleep on mats on the floor.

[LittleBearPad]

Oh and when DD refused to sleep on a mat they used to get her buggy and put her down in that for a nap.

[feistyfiend]

Yes, they will almost certainly have sleeping mats, which they use for the older children as well- some will still be napping at 3 or even 4. IME nurseries will always help a child to sleep when they want to- I've often collected my DDs and seen one child fast asleep in a corner while all the others happily play!

[Stubbed]

My dc also slept outside in prams at nursery, or in someone's arms, or in a bouncy chair, just like at home really.