sleeping ideas??

[Ciara Smith]

Hey guys, so lately we have been looking into changing out sleep transitions and the way the children sleep. We were told about the sleep circle where the beds would for a circle shape and the educator would sit in the middle so close to each child's head. then there is the option of a sleep box at the top of their beds but this may distract them?? I was just wondering what everyone else does for that sleep transition and what works best for them? does anyone use the sleep circle or are the all just in rows or empty spaces in the room. If you have any other links on useful information when it comes to sleep times that would be great if you could pass them on.
ALL replies would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance

[wimble]

I think it really depends on the number of children and how much space you have. In my preschool room i have up to 20 children in the one room so having them arranged in a circle would not work, but it is a cute idea!

[Lorina]

We had a user discuss the "sleep circle" in the following topic which brought up some interesting points of children needing to sleep head to toe to eliminate the spread of germs: Children Sleep Time / Rest Time in Childcare

Centres I have worked usually have the beds lined up in a row within the darkest area of the room. Sometimes due to small spaces it can be difficult getting all the beds within a certain area to squeeze in together, hardly having any room to sit to help children sleep. I think keeping the children in rows works well but spreading out the beds in different areas of the room. You can limit it to 4 or 5 beds in each area depending on how many kids you got and you can group them according to which children get up first, which children sleep longer etc. The long sleepers can go at the back of the room where it would be quieter for them when everyone else is getting up. It's hard to figure out a good sleeping arrangement sometimes but as long as the children are sleeping that's the main thing!

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L.A