Diaper Act

[Blackcat31]

Have you guys seen this? I havent looked deeply into it but sounds like she wants daycare providers to be required to provide diapers to needy families...?

http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3206

I may be misunderstanding since someone else was telling me about it and havent had the chance to really do any research into it yet but wondering if any of you have read about it and what your thoughts are.

[Cat Herder]

I figured it was coming since Discount School Supplies sells them in the ECE section....

On the plus side they also started carrying portable, running, warm water sinks with a holding tank so we don't have to have the playroom renovated anymore.

[morgan24]

That's the first I heard of it. Maybe it will be like the food program only we will get paid for supplying diapers.

[MarinaVanessa]

If someone can't afford diapers then maybe they shouldn't have any more kids. Just sayin. I mean, I know that sometimes there are things that happen unexpectedly especially in this economy but c'mon, really??? Isn't that what welfare is for? If you don't qualify for welfare then maybe you CAN afford diapers and are just living out of your means. Disconnect your cable and internet service, clip coupons, don't go out to eat, don't buy new clothes and don't buy alcohol or ciggarettes.

[sharlan]

Gee, whatever happened to cloth diapers?????? If you can't afford disposables, buy cloth and WASH them. Is this concept so hard?

[Cat Herder]

Gee, whatever happened to cloth diapers?????? If you can't afford disposables, buy cloth and WASH them. Is this concept so hard?

It is against rules and regs here. The poster on how to change a disposable diaper is a two page foldout....

Notice the part about "health and safety" :confused:

That is what they are referring to as well.

"Diapers are expensive, but necessary, to keep children healthy and in daycare, giving their parents the freedom they need to work." is the money shot.

[sharlan]

It is against rules and regs here. The poster on how to change a disposable diaper is a two page foldout....

Notice the part about "health and safety" :confused:

That is what they are referring to as well.

"Diapers are expensive, but necessary, to keep children healthy and in daycare, giving their parents the freedom they need to work." is the money shot.

I would ask if you were serious, but I am sure you are.

Ok, use cloth at home and disposable for daycare. If you can't afford diapers cut out things like Starbucks and cigarettes.

[littlemommy]

It is against rules and regs here. The poster on how to change a disposable diaper is a two page foldout....

Notice the part about "health and safety" :confused:

That is what they are referring to as well.

"Diapers are expensive, but necessary, to keep children healthy and in daycare, giving their parents the freedom they need to work." is the money shot.

Wow I never knew it would be against regs! I've advertised that I am a cloth diaper friendly daycare, as I use them on my own son. It's just not common around here. Usually when people find out that I use them they are full of questions and sometimes weird looks.

[small_steps]

Surely they aren't expecting daycare providers to supply the diapers. I'm reading it as they want a program to do it, kind of like WIC. Or like someone else said, maybe they will have something like the food program to re-imburse. I would have a hard time providing diapers for my daycare kids. I have 5 in diapers right now. Just thinking of how much that would cost me extra per week makes me cringe a little.

[Meeko]

That's the first I heard of it. Maybe it will be like the food program only we will get paid for supplying diapers.

It had better work that way!

I have 6 dck's in diapers and there's no way I'm going to provide them out of my own pocket.

I would have no problem buying the diapers as long as I get every penny back from the government. I do a lot for my dcp's...but I won't buy their diapers.

[MyAngels]

If I understand this correctly, this is an amendment to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act. Families who receive subsidies for child care through that grant would be eligible to have diapers provided through the grant as well - presumably through their child care provider.

I don't think they're trying to put the burden of providing diapers on all providers. At least I hope not, but with the government you just never know what they'll think up next .

[hoopinglady]

I provide diapers

started out as a trade with one of my dcms. She brings me starbucks twice per week and I provide diapers and wipes. Then, I just raised my price a bit with the new kids and include it.

It kind of simplifies things for me.

[GotKids]

started out as a trade with one of my dcms. She brings me starbucks twice per week and I provide diapers and wipes. Then, I just raised my price a bit with the new kids and include it.

It kind of simplifies things for me.

I have 7 in diapers and and 8th that will start in Dec. I provide diapers for all of them. It is so much easier to charge a tad more and not have to worry about parents not providing enough or dealing with leaky, ill fitting ones. It averages out to be about about $ 10 per child more a week. I order them online it works great. I don't have to nag parents anymore and diaper rash problems have nearly ended.

[nannyde]

I do NOT want legislation that says that I can't refuse services to a child based on them not having proper supplies to attend care.

That's where this is ultimately headed.

[cheerfuldom]

I understand that some children really are needy but this type of thing is eye rolling to me. sounds like a good way for parents to get more free stuff, less responsibility of their own child. I have friends that cloth diaper with tshirts and receiving blankets so there are always other options. I cloth diaper my kids and am willing to do daycare kids. I understand that is harder to find but not impossible. plus parents can always cloth at home and disposable at daycare to save money. were is the personal responsibility to provide for your own? thats a whole other topic but this sounds like another program that will quickly be taken advantage of.