All day Kindergarten is a bad idea from the most basic fundamental knowledge of young children. They need rest, they need a nap to stay healthy mentally and physically.
My 5 year old grandson when I picked him up from Kindergarten did not want to take a nap. He's a kinesthetic, enthusiastic, engaged kid who hated Kindergarten. He needed to be able to move. So you might think, he didn't need a nap from just sitting.
I made a deal with him. "Lie down on your bed for ten minutes. I will come in and check on you in ten minutes and if you are still awake you can get up." He thought that was fair.
He was out in a heart beat and usually slept 2 hours.
This a kid whose mom and my son were very consistent with both boys who calmly each night took their showers, got into their pajamas and with no whining or attempts to stay up got into bed at 8 pm every night. And slept soundly until 7 am the next morning.
He still required a 2 hour nap after a half day at Kindergarten.
No full day Kindergartens. Bad idea.
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