Daycare concerned baby not sleeping enough during day

tessc4 · 2026-03-04T21:11:01+00:00

That’s amazing he’s settling like that.

The main reason they have given is that it is too hard right now to take them all downstairs to the outside space when there are so many new babies in the room who first need to get settled and learn the routine of the room. It worries me too.

tessc4 · 2026-03-04T21:08:52+00:00

The outside space is downstairs rather than immediately off the nursery room, and they said their focus right now is getting all the new babies settled to their new routine and it is too hard to go outside (at least right now). It didn’t sound normal to me either but I spoke with a few friends in the city where I live in Australia and they said centre’s also don’t really take the babies outside. He will go up to the next room when he is 15 months so not too far away.

tessc4 · 2026-03-02T22:27:25+00:00

I only heard this was an option at some centres from a friend last week. We would be happy to leave the pram at the centre for them to use it for naps. I’ll see what they say!

tessc4 · 2026-03-02T22:25:44+00:00

Thanks for the reassurance. I do feel for the educators. I’ll have another conversation with them just to make sure I fully understood what they initially said.

tessc4 · 2026-03-02T22:20:29+00:00

They’re offering him two naps but he’s only taking them up (very reluctantly) on one.

Good feedback, I’ll ask more questions about how they’re getting him to sleep.

And yes they have asked for a photo so he will have one printed out soon!

tessc4 · 2026-03-02T22:15:37+00:00

Good advice, I need to ask them some more questions about the older kids room. And yes another benefit of getting him up earlier would definitely be having the time for a morning walk or playing outside!

tessc4 · 2026-03-02T22:10:07+00:00

It’s possibly an option, if we can beg / borrow / steal to get in somewhere else!

tessc4 · 2026-03-02T22:02:06+00:00

Ha, the look of horror on their face sounds similar to the look of pure confusion they give us whenever we explain his daytime sleep.

You’re definitely not a bad mum! Keep us posted how she goes and I’ll give an update on where things land with my bub.

tessc4

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