16 month old attends nursery 4 days /week. We are not quite fully one nap a day yet. She currently wakes between 5 and 5.30am regardless of 1 or 2 naps. When I have her at home and can get her back to sleep until 7-7.30am she has one (lunchtime) nap and this works. If I can’t get her back to sleep after 5am wake up she needs two naps.
At nursery they,more often than not, put her down for a nap in the morning. She usually wakes from this about 10:30-11. They then tell me she ‘refuses’ an afternoon nap. I know she is capable and NEEDS the afternoon nap as she has been awake for a long time (and we have no issues at home). But, the nursery have no dedicated sleep room and they usually move the kids to the room with the cots (and toys) about 3.30 so they can clean up the other room (2 rooms total) after snacks/lunch. So, 4 plus hours after her morning nap there isn’t actually anywhere to put her down. They don’t admit this. She needs a second sleep about 3ish. Today I picked her up and they noted she had a 25 minute morning nap and refused a second nap. What do I do? She fell asleep in the car on the way home and now bedtime is going to be nearer 10pm. Plus she wakes during the night. I think she is overtired and I’m exhausted. Plus, she doesn’t eat a lot of the nursery food. I asked if I could provide a packed lunch but they are strict nut free premises. I’m not sure what to do as she appears to enjoy it and like the staff. It took so long to get her settled there.
Any ideas would be appreciated.