"Naptime in a child care center is often part of the daily schedule that children and staff both dread," writes Lana Button in her article, "Implementing a High-Quality Naptime Routine," which serves as the basis for the Exchange Out of the Box training kit, Naptime Routines. Here are a few of the tips that Button offered for a high-quality naptime experience:
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Run an early childhood professional development training class with our Out of the Box Training Kits. An article from Exchange magazine serves as the foundation for each Kit and is included as a handout. Each kit includes step-by-step instructions for preparing, conducting, and evaluating your training session. They are also extremely flexible, allowing you to incorporate your own ideas and exercises to meet any special needs of your staff.
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Dallas, TX, United States
No music for us. And we use to offer gentle back rubs, which usually put the children in a more relaxed state, and they settled down and fell asleep pretty quick.
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We might also want to discuss the volume and type of music that is played in the background. Music should be soothing and played at a volume that is quiet enough to create a relaxing environment. So many centers turn the music so loud (I think to discourage talking) that they have to talk quite loudly over it. But this has the opposite effect on the children. The other basic that often is overlooked is that the room should NOT be completely dark - this is not only scary to some children but dangerous, in that we need to always be able to see the children. Dimming overhead lights can be sufficient, or lamp light, but it should not be pitch black.
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