In order for children to grow and develop properly they must get adequate and consolidated sleep. Children who sleep 10 to 12 hours per night awaken well-rested, ready to cope, attentive, cheerful, and best able to learn from their environment. Sleep is so important that infants in the womb spend 16-20 hrs per day asleep. By six months of age, night time feedings are usually not necessary. 70-80% of babies will sleep through the night by nine months of age. Babies typically sleep for 9-12 hours during the night.
In our babyroom, we follow the child’s routine from home. The babies sleep in a variety of ways – some babies sleep in a cot, some babies rest on the cushions and some children prefer to sleep in a pushchair. Some of the children have comforters, dummies and grobags to sleep with. The amount of sleeps children have depend on the individual child – some babies can have up to 4 sleeps a day!
Having contact from a familiar adult means children feel safe to be independent and make their own choices – which is a significant part of all children’s development. Some of the children have comforters, dummies and grobags to sleep with.
Sleep times are a calm unrushed time in the Babyroom and include music and quiet time with the key person. Our staff members will help the children go to sleep, usually by rocking or patting, and will then check on the children every 15 minutes.