Are we crate training right?

My boyfriend and I have had our puppy, Kuma, for a week now. (Kuma is an 11 week old toy poodle, and he is our first dog.) We introduced Kuma to the crate on his first night home, which is in our living room and is where we spend most of our time during the day.

Kuma has blankets and a snuggle puppy in his crate, and we play a white noise machine. During the day, we play crate games and do 5-10 minute sessions where we close the crate door and cover for a few seconds.

Kuma cries for a bit when we put him in at night, but he seems to settle and sleep on his own. We let him out for a potty break at 12 and 3/4 a.m. We haven’t had success having him sleep in the crate during the day, but he will lay down and play in there if someone stands in the playpen with him.

Yesterday, he seemed reluctant to go inside the crate for bedtime, though. My boyfriend put him inside at one point with some treats, locked the door, and covered the crate. Kuma cried a bit but then went to sleep.

We’re very afraid of building negative associations with the crate, which is why we don’t force him to nap in it. His reluctance to go into the crate yesterday has us questioning if we’re crate training right.

Any and all advice is welcome! We are first time puppy parents, so we’re honestly a bit lost on how long this whole process should take.