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Nap schedules at childcare may not fit children’s sleep needs
Children under the age of 5 often have different napping patterns when they attend childcare compared to when they are at home, with older ones tending to nap more and younger ones less.
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Children under the age of 5 often have different napping patterns when they attend childcare compared to when they are at home, with older ones tending to nap more and younger ones less. Most children in countries such as the UK, US and Australia attend childcare in the years before school, making it important to find out whether these misalignments have any repercussions for their emotional regulation and development.
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