Daycare crib transition-UPDATE in original post

[babycaps]

Hi laides, I may XP this to the working board as well.  But help me out.

Miles is going to transition to the next room at daycare.  Currently, he is the oldest in his class (14mo).  His 6 classmates are approximately 8-11months old.  I don't think any of the kids have actually turned 1 just yet.
Anyway, in the next class, Miles will be the youngest.  The next two oldest kids are M's old classmates and they are both 16-17 months old.

Here is my conundrum.  In the next class, THERE ARE NO CRIBS.  They expect my high energy, hard to put to sleep, struggled to adjust to daycare naps for a LONG while to stay put and sleep on a cot!!!

At home, M requires complete "alone time" to fall asleep.  If we are in the car and want him to fall asleep, we can NOT be in the back seat with him.  He's the kind of kid that wants to engage and GO if he's free to do so.

I just don't see how he will do with sleeping on a cot and I don't think I'm crazy to request that he have a crib in that room.  

What do you think?  If your LO is in DC, is it a cot? a crib?

Thank you all in advance for any and all words of wisdom

update:
Miles had his first full day in the new room at DC yesterday.  and he LOVED it.  Went to sleep on big boy cot like all the other kids.  Not only did he nap for a full 2 hours, he fell asleep before they were able to get his pacifier out for him! 

[northernlghts]

We just transitioned Jill to a cot at daycare last week, I think (the weeks run together these days). Daycare mentioned that the next classroom uses cots and not cribs and asked us about putting her in a cot to get used to it before she transfers. They said they would sit with her of need be to keep her in one place and help her to sleep. Can you ask about putting a cot in the infant room now, before he moves up?

[babycaps]

northernlghts, thank you!
My main issue is that I am not AT ALL ready for LO to be out of a crib. I know it's just for naps, but I'm SO worried it will mess up his weekend naps at home in his crib. And night time sleep.
What's the hurry to have him in a cot anyway? Why do they transition to a cot SO damn early?

[northernlghts]

Jill doesn't sleep like Miles does, I'm lucky that she doesn't necessarily need alone time to sleep. I've been in the backseat with her and she's fallen asleep. However, thus far napping in a cot at daycare and napping/night sleeping in a crib at home hasn't caused any problems. I don't know why they do it either but personally I'm glad that daycare made it an option to have her get used to it now before she moves up in a couple months. Good luck with your LO!

[lakecountrygal]

DS naps on a cot now at DC and not in a crib. They just sit next to him until he is drowsy and rub or pat his back. He's adjusted well and we don't have any issues at home still sleeping in a crib.

Remember that it is part of their job to help the children make these transitions at daycare that aren't happening at home. I bet your LO will be just fine and I can't see it screwing up his schedule.

[zandeela]

DD sleeps on a cot at dc and crib at home. This never affected her sleeping in the crib, but my dd is very easy going

[redwine410]

Anyone know what the reasoning behind moving them to a cot this early is? I'm as dumbfounded as babycaps. We use an in home so I'm no help, but this just seems super early to me too.

[g33kyg1rly]

May 12, 2015 20:27:10 GMT -5 redwine410 said:

Anyone know what the reasoning behind moving them to a cot this early is? I'm as dumbfounded as babycaps. We use an in home so I'm no help, but this just seems super early to me too.

My current guess would be that cots are a lot cheaper than cribs? Because while I can see them wanting to help with the transition, I find it hard to imagine most people would be transitioning their kid out of a crib before 2 years old.

[ellabee]

May 12, 2015 19:49:39 GMT -5 lakecountrygal said:

DS naps on a cot now at DC and not in a crib. They just sit next to him until he is drowsy and rub or pat his back. He's adjusted well and we don't have any issues at home still sleeping in a crib.

Remember that it is part of their job to help the children make these transitions at daycare that aren't happening at home. I bet your LO will be just fine and I can't see it screwing up his schedule.

This is us too. I was super nervous about the transition and was really anxious about how they would get her to fall asleep by herself, but we transitioned out of the crib at the same time we went to 1 nap, so DD was so tired by nap time they literally just had to lay her down and give her a few back pats before she was out like a light. DD is like Miles and usually needs total lack of stimulation to go to sleep.

[fishbulb]

J is the youngest kid in his room. All but the youngest three are in cots, only because they have to keep a few cribs around to evacuate the babies in if there is an emergency. The teachers in his room were eager to transition them for space reasons. It gives the now mobile babies more room to play.

[angelsnight]

My LO isn't in daycare but I used to work at one. I worked in the "babies cottage" which was any child that could walk on their own up to about 1.5 to 2 years old.

We had two rooms with cribs for the smaller kids and two rooms (that also doubled as play rooms) for the older kids with cots. The crib rooms weren't used for anything else but napping in cribs, so like fishbulb, said there is more room as the cots could be stacked in the corner and leave room to play during non-nap time. I would also assume they are much cheaper.

Plus, at a daycare you have staff that is awake and checking on the kids all the time. Most people would never consider transitioning their 14ish month old kid to a crib at home since parents are often sleeping when kids are at night and cannot check on them, but that isn't an issue at daycare.

Good luck, I hope your LO transitions just fine

[karebear]

LO transitioned to mats when he moved to his new class. We bought him his own nap mat on etsy and before he transitioned, we would let him chill on his mat at home in the evenings to get him used to his mat. It might be struggle in the beginning, but also easier. In the older class, they turned down the lights and all the kids sleep. They follow the example of the older kids. Hudson sleeps about 1-2 hours at school during his nap now. But also he catches up on sleep on the weekends and takes 2 naps when home in his crib.

[Deleted]

DS transitioned to a cot at DC in January. He was about 10.5 months old. He also transitioned from 2-3 naps to 1 nap at that time. I had my doubts as well, but somehow it works. He's never had an issue.

[RandomName]

DD sleeps on a mat on the floor at DC since about 12 months. She would never fall asleep on the floor at home, only in her crib. I didn't believe it until I saw it myself. They can be different little people at DC.

[bennieangel]

I just learned that our next room which we move too starting 15mo is naps on cots too. I'm scared!

[babycaps]

Well, I am feeling better about this!! Seems like it's the norm, and they really will stay will him until he falls asleep! So I think it will be ok!!
I'll let y'all know how it goes!

[hedgehog]

Late to this thread, but DS moved to a cot at 11 months (so did DD).

They did a monthlong transition for naps, and when they moved up to the toddler room around 1 year, everyone naps just once a day on a cot. The teachers sit there and rub their backs to help soothe them until they get used to it.

The first week was a bit rough transitioning, but after that he's been great with it - and I totally credit daycare for helping get him to fall asleep quicker!


ETA: side benefit is being able to send a blanket for him to cuddle with. We use them at home, but they only allow them on cots (not in cribs).

[Deleted]

I'm glad the transitions was smooth. He was probably so exhausted from playing with the older kids he was glad to finally be able to lay down.

[karebear]

Yeah! So glad it worked well.

[RandomName]

Glad it went well! Hopefully it stays that way.

[lakecountrygal]

Amazing update! So glad it's going well for him and for you!

[ellabee]

Yay! Happy to hear it was a smooth transition.

[jtizzay]

Omg amazing. This prices were all the crazy ones and the kids are fine. They never cease to amaze me