Stopping naps?

[Thegirlhasnoname]

DD (3 in October) will happily have up to 2 hours nap on the days she is not at nursery and go to sleep without issue at bedtime. Nursery told me the other week that she isn’t wanting to go nap anymore and that, given when she moves up to the preschool room where they don’t really encourage naps or quiet time, we should probably think about not having her nap. We let them know that if she really doesn’t want to nap then not to force it but we know that she does benefit from quiet time mid day if no nap is had

She’s been having toilet accidents in the afternoon this week at nursery and tonight at bathtime she was in tears. When asked what was wrong, she replied “I’m not allowed to nap when I’m at nursery and I’m really tired”. Near enough broke my heart and doesn’t really fit the tale that nursery are telling about her not wanting to nap

Very tempted to put concerns into the manager but suspect nothing would come of it and they would say that she refused to nap. I’m just so sad for her

TL;DR - is there anything that states naps should be accommodated for in preschool settings (the room is for 3-5 year olds) or do we just have to hope DD gets over being so tired she wets herself and falls over her own feet on afternoons on nursery days?

Sleep is important to development and learning not letting a child sleep is failing to meet their needs....sleep deprevation is used as a form of torture. Whilst some children keep going becouse lots is going on it dosent suit all children id definitely be saying something

I have no idea about anything stating about naps in a preschool setting, sorry Op. However one of my Dc’s still enjoyed/needed a nap when at preschool when she was 3-4. They happily accommodated it, they had a specific quiet area with cushions, sofa and books for quiet or nap time as all kids are different. I would be saying something and if nothing changed would be reviewing my childcare setting.

It's to do with meeting individuals needs if a child needs rest you must provide it most 2 year olds and a lot of 3 year olds need a nap....nhs sleep charts show you typical requirements

In big nurseries with large preschool rooms it's very hard to accommodate every child's sleep schedule. That said I worked in a Busy Bees where in the 2-3 year old room there was space for naps in the middle of the day for any child that wanted it. Half of the room was darkened and some staff sat with them. Some children never napped, some had a lie down, others full-on slept for ages. For the preschool room there wasn't anything like that though, it was assumed they had dropped their naps by the time they were ready to move up (which was usually the year before they went to school, so not really relevant to your kid!).

Your child is 2 and it's not a massive thing to provide mats and blankets even in a small room if a child needs a sleep, they should never not be allowed it. Talk to someone about it. In my experience small children who need to sleep will sleep in the noisiest environment, even with other children awake nearby - it's a different atmosphere in nursery. Some children also will never ever settle in that atmosphere, and carry on perfectly fine until they crash when they go home. Possibly no one is wrong in this scenario. Do discuss this with the manager if you can.