HI everyone!  I'm having a dilemma regarding Evan's naps.  He really seems to naturally need 2 a day - one around 9:30am, and a second around 1:30.  My problem is that he goes in to the UNLV daycare "Tadpole" room MWF from noon-4 (he was in the "sweetpea/baby"room from Jan-May - but he was one of the oldest, and now they've gotten some really young babies, so they've moved Evan up and now he is the youngest in his new room)....anyway they have established a schedule for the kids that have been in there all semester where they nap from noon-2.  It is really hard on Evan to be dropped off when everyone is asleep, and the caregivers have really not been very good about entertaining him - they want him to get onto the noon-2 nap schedule  (because he is loud and wakes up the other kids)....but all of the other kids in that room have transitioned to only one nap a day!  (in fact, they are all older - and are being prepared to transition in the fall to the next room up.)  I think this is very unfair to Evan, because he is still naturally needing 2 naps a day - and I just am agonizing whether or not to try to cut him back to one nap a day, or make a stink at the daycare that they come up with a solution.  The bummer about Evan NOT napping when the rest of the other kids do is that he misses out on some of the activities and the interaction....which is a main reason I am still taking him 3 afternoons a week.  Am I fretting over something that is just NOT a big deal?  Is it awful to force a baby into a one nap a day schedule?  Ultimately, I'd rather he keep his natural 2 a day schedule - for him, AND for me!  Am I looking at months before he needs fewer naps?  If I force him to cut back, will he sleep later in the morning?  (he wakes up around 6:30)

 Any advice is greatly appreciated!  Beverly