This study was descriptive research aimed to determine the characteristics of sleep in Thai children (0 - 6 years). Comparison of sleep efficiency in terms of sleep efficiency index (SEI), the time spent in each sleep stage (stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep), sleep latency (SL), and total sleep time (TST) between the night and day time would be presented. In the comparison of the sleep efficiency between the night and day time recording of the participants with 3.1-6 years, the mean percentage of stage 1, 2 NREM and REM sleep during the night time recording was longer than during the day time recording with statistically significant difference between the two recording periods at level of .05. Sleep has been shown to be an essential component of health, affecting the well-being and quality of life of individuals. Sleep deprivation is a significant problem. The ultimate purpose of this study was the provision of care that is more conductive to children’s rest and sleep.

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