HEALTH SAFETY AND NUTRITION * 1 HOUR * LEVEL 2
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Naps are a challenge and require a good amount of planning, equipment, supervision, and attention. With all of these obstacles some may begin to wonder why they are even a regular component of child care. The short answer is that they are critical to a child’s development. Naps have been shown to support body, brain, and emotional development in children of all ages. In fact children who are forced to miss a nap time opportunity can suffer from temporary motor skill, coordination, and critical thinking deficits (Desjean-Perrotta, 2008).
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