Having worked in centers (not California) we did not let the kids up between 1 and 3 pm because of ratios. Kids were required to lay on their mats the entire time quietly. Eventually they would normally fall asleep out of boredom.
You need less adults caring for kids during nap time than other times of the day so during nap is when the teachers leave the building to get lunch and take their breaks. I always thought this was kinda dumb myself. In the event of a fire or emergency it is going to take the people still in the building much longer to actually wake up sleeping children and move them outside safely.

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