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Log a nap

Record how long a child slept so parents can see daily sleep patterns.

guideUpdated 2026-09-15 Raw markdown

Nap duration adds up fast — for parents trying to figure out why their toddler is cranky at 5 PM, seeing "45-minute nap" vs "2-hour nap" is often the answer.

Log a nap

Best practice: log once the child wakes up, with their full sleep duration.

  1. Open the NestliCare app on your staff account.
  2. Tap Dashboard → Log Activity in the Quick Actions grid.
  3. The Log Activity sheet opens. Tap the Nap tile in the activity-type grid.
  4. Tap the room pill, then the child's avatar (or multi-select for a whole-room nap).
Screenshot pendingLog Activity screen — activity type grid with Nap in the top-right
  1. 1Tap Nap in the activity-type grid
  2. 2Room pills — pick your room to filter children
  3. 3Children — tap the child who napped (or multi-select for a whole-room nap)
  1. Scroll down. Enter the duration (e.g. "1 hour 30 min") in the free-form Duration text field.
  2. Tap Save Activity.

Batch-log the whole room

Most teachers wait for the room to wake up, then log each child's nap in one pass:

  1. On the Log Activity screen with Nap selected, tap multiple child avatars (or Select All).
  2. Enter a single duration that applies to everyone (or log the outliers individually afterward).
  3. Tap Log for N Children.

Faster than logging one by one, and for a room where everyone slept about the same time, the data is still useful.

Fix a mistake

  1. Open the room feed for today.
  2. Find the nap entry → tap ⋯ → Edit.
  3. Change the duration or notes, save.

Edits are audited — admins see who changed what and when.

Troubleshooting

Child skipped nap. Don't log a nap entry. Add a Note activity instead: "Zoë skipped nap today, was wide awake but calm." Parents appreciate the explicit note more than a zero-duration nap.

Durations look inconsistent across teachers. Use "X hour Y min" format consistently across your team ("1 hour 30 min" not "90 min" or "1.5h"). Makes the parent feed cleaner.

Parent says the nap didn't appear. Either the log is pending admin approval (some orgs require it — an admin can check Communication → Feed → Pending on the web dashboard), or Share with Parents was off on the entry. Edit to flip the share toggle on.

Multiple naps in one day. Log each one as a separate Nap activity. Parents will see two distinct entries with their own durations.

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