No matter how caring the staff they are not going to do things as you would yourself. That's not possible when they have numbers of children to care for. If you have a good routine for your child there is every possiblity that this will be maintained, if you tell the staff about it. If you are still struggling to get your child to nap in the daytime, or if you really want your child up and awake by 3.30pm to avoid the knock on effect on night sleep, then you have to consider the routine within the care facility.
If you have the opportunity to develop a good routine for your child before you need child care then use that opportunity wisely. It can take 3-4 weeks to establish a sound daytime nap routine, once you have confidence in this it can be easier to allow your child to be cared for outwith the home. This is a big adjustment period for both parents and child. As long as the experiences the child has at home are loving and supportive, children will adapt reasonably easily to a child care facility. For most children day care can be a positive experience offering them the opportunity to play and interact with other children. Learning that there are some experiences which don't include mum and dad but are still enjoyable can help with a degree if independance before separation to start school.
When you have to find care for infants it is not so easy to explain to them that they cannot be with you all the time. The best you can do for your infant is to make the time you have together happy for both of you. Starting to make routines early in life can prove a touchstone for a little one. If the care facility can continue to maintain these routines then it is so much easier all round. If you are confident in the care provision you have set up for your child and confident that your child has the routines in place to calmly accept this new adaptation the whole experience can be so much simpler.
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