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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to find somewhere that does not do 2 hours. 2 hours is unreasonable for 3+ age because while some kids will sleep that long, the ones that don’t (or whose parents want them to be woken earlier) need an alternative other than sitting for an hour, which is not a developmentally appropriate expectation.

Plenty of centers do 30 or 60 mins. Find one of those.

Our pediatrician gladly writes letters for parents who need one stating that their child should be woken up after 30 mins. Kids this age get worse quality sleep if they are up til 9, 10 etc.[/quote]

[b]Your pediatrician isn’t the one trying to keep the non nappers quiet while the other children are napping.  [/b]
Find a place that has a non napper room and quit trying to skirt the center policy.  [/quote]

Correct. They are a professional who provides advice in the interest of a child’s health. and they are acting in that capacity. If the center has a bad policy, it’s not the pediatrician’s problem. Nor should it be the children’s. And yes, one person can find a different center but that doesn’t really fix things for anyone else, does it?[/quote]

It does for the children that need to sleep and are disrupted by little Bobby’s “quiet time” that is anything but. 
Ever wonder why these magical centers that caters to all the individual whims and wants of each family that they provide care for are so hard to find?  
Because if they exist at all they aren’t able to last very long.  It doesn’t work in a group care environment.  
Give it a try.  Report back at how it goes.  [/quote]

The way it has been done for a long time, still works great. After 30 or 60 minutes, the lights come on. Kids who are awake, play. Kids who want to keep sleeping, keep sleeping. the majority of the big time nappers will easily keep sleeping with the lights on and some noise around them. There’s no need to hold their classmates hostage. [/quote]

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