The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, which are also endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics has several recommedations when it comes to the amount of SLEEP a child needs...
Because the amount of sleep a child needs is cumulative over a total 24 hour day, this chart tells us what we instinctually already knew—when our kids sleep more during the day, they can stay up a little later at nighttime and be okay. When they start dropping naps, you might need to inch bedtime up earlier to make up for those lost hours.
