Childminder and naps. How?!

[forcedinsomnia]

Hello again. Ds now nearly 9 mo has regressed slightly. Up 3 times last night, once for an hour!! I am a full time working mum and so my ds goes to childcare 5 days a week.:-( Monday and fri with MIL and the other 3 days to a childminder. Some days with the childminder he has just one 20-30 nap all day. He's there from 7.15 until 5pm!! On these days he's obviously over-tired and we struggle to keep him awake for his dinner, bath and bedtime routine. He gets quite cranky, poor wee thing. The childminder has 2 other children on tues and wed (2.5 and 4yo) who she has to entertain also. How/what is the best way to tackle this? Can I ask her (tell her?!) he needs to sleep more?! What is the general consensus? Is there a good way to broach the subject?

I'm a Childminder. I thnk it's best to just raise it with your CM. Does she go out to groups a lot, or have several school runs which mean your DS can't have a full undisturbed nap?

I had a child start with me recently who was moved from another CM because he wasn't able to have a nap becase of the number of times the CM had to go ot in the day. I don't do school runs and only go out to groups before lunch. So now this LO goes in a cot upstairs where it i quiet for as long as he needs. His Mum is much happier. He is able to be awake in the evening with her so she can spend time with him before his bedtime.

Just have a chat with your CM and see if something can be worked out.

Exactly the case here untitled. She does school run am and pm. And has to collect another girl on 2 of the days from pre-school at 12pm, which she drives to and its only a 5 min car journey. I'll have another word with her and see if there's anything we can work out. Shame because I really like her....and his big cousin is the 2.5 yr old.

I think you need to talk to CM about it - where does your DS have his naps at home and at your mums - and where at the CM - my DS has his haps upstairs at his CM -

When my 2 were little and at a CM I sort of did a daily routine list for her - as in this is what I normally do with DS in the day.

Obviously I didn't expect her to stick to this as a rule but I felt it was a good guide/starting pint for both of us. As she knew what I did and I could ask how it was all going within that frame work. It shouldn't be a problem for your DS to have a nap for 1-2 hours after lunch on what you have said about the CM routine. Have a chat and see how it goes.