Hi SarahMarie,
I'm in Houston, originally from Indiana, so I can relate to your move.
We had the same problem with DS12 when he was in preschool. I tried to get them to do something else with him during the naptime, but they refused. We're Catholic too and wanted him in nice, sweet Catholic preschool where we were parishioners. We ended up moving him to another preschool (Methodist) that was more structured and looked the other way on state mandated nap time. It was a huge improvement and relief.
There's probably little you can do during this school year to change, because I know all of the preschools are usually waitlisted by the beginning of summer, but do start asking around as we are blessed to have a huge variety of programs in this city.
Please feel free to PM me. I don't know what area you're in, but I know people across the city and might be able to help you find a place that's a better fit.
Also, don't discount the impact of the move, the new baby and Harvey. I have one kid in private and one in public and we are still feeling the shock in both schools.
