Skip Navigation


Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on October 23, 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2008 33(6):666-672; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm102
This Article
Right arrow Full Text Freely available
Right arrow FREE Full Text (PDF) Freely available
Right arrow All Versions of this Article:
33/6/666    most recent
jsm102v1
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Disclaimer
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Ward, T. M.
Right arrow Articles by Lee, K. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Ward, T. M.
Right arrow Articles by Lee, K. A.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Sleep and Napping Patterns in 3-to-5-year old Children Attending Full-Day Childcare Centers

Teresa M. Ward, RN PhD1, Caryl Gay, PhD2, Thomas F. Anders, MD3, Abbey Alkon, RN PhD2 and Kathryn A. Lee, RN PhD2

1Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, 2Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, and 3School of Medicine, M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Teresa M. Ward, RN, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow, BOX 357266, Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7266, USA. E-mail: teward{at}u.washington.edu


  Abstract

Objective To describe daytime naps and nighttime sleep–wake patterns in children attending full-day childcare centers. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study of sleep and daytime nap patterns in 52 healthy children 3–5 years of age. Sleep and nap data were obtained over 3 days and nights (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) with continuous ankle actigraphy recording on children attending two university-affiliated childcare centers. Results Children averaged about 10 hr (610 min ± 38 SD) of total sleep in 24 hr, as estimated by actigraphy. For the 41 children who napped, average nap duration was 75.8 min (±20 SD). Nocturnal sleep was less for children who napped (9.0 hr ± 0.71 SD) compared to those who did not nap (9.8 hr ± 0.53 SD). Conclusions Findings indicate that the majority of 3-to-5-year-old children nap when given an opportunity. Preschool children's sleep and napping patterns on weekends and in other types of childcare environments warrant further research to assess health effects and impact on growth and development.

Key words: actigraphy; childcare; naps; preschool children; sleep.

Received December 11, 2006; revision received September 12, 2007; accepted September 30, 2007


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?




Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.