Nursery rules - sleeping

If i was you and its possible ill just find him somewhere else. Theyre meant to provide a safe place for him to nap and they cant expect a 2 year old to not nap either. My eldest is 4 in December and literally went to sleep in the middle of the room in nursery yesterday. They pulled a sleep mat out for him and placed him on there and let him sleep until he woke up. Theres been times hell just get the sleep mat himself and go to sleep in the middle of the day. Hes been known to fall asleep snuggled into staff. My 2 year old starts next week and theyve said theyll give him a nap. So the setting should be provide him a safe place to sleep and if theyre not able to ill look elsewhere as no one cant expect a 2 year old to go the whole day without a nap without being grouchy or overly tired and its just mean to keep them awake

How does a nursery not have a safe sleep space? My son is 3.5 in the pre school room at his nursery, on the odd occasion he falls asleep and that’s fine they lay him on a sleep bed/mat 🤔 something seems odd to me!!

This is worrying, I would try and finf somewhere else if possible. Unless it was because of the session timings rather than them not having anywhere for safe sleep? Lots of 2 year olds nap so I dont understand how this would work for the majority of kids

Speak to the manager as your first port of call.

Editing to add because I’ve been thinking about it - any chance they meant because he’d fallen asleep at a non nap time of day? Or he’d fallen asleep when they didn’t have a cot for him because it was a settling day?

Speak to the manager, it’s not right for a 2 yr old not to be aloud to have a nap!

Escalate this to management. If that doesn’t work the care commission (local equivalent). Sleep deprivation is a form of torture and it’s not unreasonable, uncommon or strange for a 2 year old to need a nap.

All I can think they mean is that recently the rules changed regarding what equipment is used for sleeps and maybe what they have doesn't meet regulation and they can't afford to get new stuff?? I dont know i would definitely ask to speak to the manager and clarify

There must be some kind of miscommunication as there's no way that they're saying he can't nap there ever??

Yeah everyones saying what i thought and have read online, theyre legally meant to have a sleep safe place, but they havent so refuse to have him if he still naps, another mum rang me earlier saying she had the same problem where she was made to go to the morning session, but i cant do that as the morning is full now. But surely the school is breaking some sort of law cos how is that allowed

As an EYFS teacher, this is outrageous for them to say. Why would they take children from 2 who typically nap, if they can’t provide a safe place for them to sleep.

I would find somewhere else if I was you xx