Policy on Wet Wipes

[dice401]

I supply all wipes here... I use them for everything! I buy the cases of pampers wipes and they seem to last me at least 2 months... and at 14.99/case its cheap

[QualiTcare]

i only have one kid that needs wipes and the parent supplies them.

i did work at a daycare once that made their own wipes using bounty paper towels and baby wash. they'd fold the towel into 1/4 of it's size, stack them up into a plastic bin, fill it up with water, baby wash, and then drain the excess water. they were actually really soft - suprisingly.

when they started cutting the budget, they tried to do the same thing with generic paper towels and i voiced my disgust. they were ROUGH! after that, they started asking parents to bring one pack of wipes (not a case, a pack) each month - but that was a chain daycare so there were a lot of kids.

the bounty towels is an option though if it's an issue for you.

[Lucy]

Whoever brings a baby to my home daycare brings a diaper bag with diapers, wipes, desitin or whatever they use, bottles and the contents of the bottles that will be needed for that day, cereal and/or jar food that will be needed that day, other necessities such as ear thermometer, baby tylenol, etc., as well as a few changes of clothes. Once they don't need jar food or formula anymore, I supply the food and milk. I never supply the diapers or wipes. And I never store their stuff in my house. They bring a diaper bag each day, and take it home each day.

[happykidschildcare]

wet wipes

I have parents bring diapers and wipes, however I also hate the cheap wipes and usually use the cheaper ones for cleaning up after means and I buy the huggies wipes for diaper changing.

[nannyde]

Whoever brings a baby to my home daycare brings a diaper bag with diapers, wipes, desitin or whatever they use, bottles and the contents of the bottles that will be needed for that day, cereal and/or jar food that will be needed that day, other necessities such as ear thermometer, baby tylenol, etc., as well as a few changes of clothes. Once they don't need jar food or formula anymore, I supply the food and milk. I never supply the diapers or wipes. And I never store their stuff in my house. They bring a diaper bag each day, and take it home each day.

I don't do diaper bags back and forth. I learned years ago that very quickly after the kid started the bag would be filthy and rarely cleaned out. I also could not have any "medicine" sitting in unlocked spaces. We are required to lock up all medicines (tylenol, butt creams etc.) so either each bag would have to remained locked or each day everything that needed to be locked would have to be removed.

I also learned early on that any time you have a parent bringing something every day that there would be issues with them being compliant. I switched to diapers coming in twice a month and wipes coming in once a month. I keep the stock here. I also do not allow any generic or scented wipes. I do not allow any generic diapers either.

I only use wipes for butts. Never for anything else. We keep a warm rag bucket on hand and just pull out the rags for cleaning kids and equipment as we need it. I do wash a load of rags a day here but I can throw them in the cold wash or hot wash so they are just fillers to my regular laundry. The kids are in charge of folding and returning the rags as part of their chores in the house.

[TGT09]

I supply wipes but I only have had a maximum of 3 kids using them. That's on the upper end of things and I normally only have 1 or 2 using them. It's just easier since I use them for everything.

[MarinaVanessa]

Parents provide them here, but only for diapering. All parents bring a full bag of diapers and 1-2 packs of wipes, when I have 1-2 days worth left, I let them know and they bring more.

I think most parents would not like the idea of having to bring a pack of wipes every week....that's alot of wipes for one child, and they probably won't like the idea of them being used for just anything you choose.

Yup, mee too. Parent's provide wipes for their own child and I let them know when they are running low. Not all parents like the same kinds of wipes and instead of getting into it with them about which ones I prefer to use (Kirkland because I can buy them in bulk and for cheap) I just have them provide them. I have a tub labeled with each child's name (if they are still in diapers) and keep them in their cubby. That way only that child uses that tub of wipe. If I was a parent I wouldn't want to be forced to bring a tub of wipes each week if my child didn't need them all or if they were shared with the other kids. Same goes with diapers.

[kiddieshack]

I supply wipes here, but when a new family starts, i request 2 containers of wipes..which helps.

[Greenshadow]

The parent supply their own wipes. When they get low, I tell them and they bring more. They supply diapers and they supply diaper cream. I have a changing table with a cabinet under it that is labeled for each childs things. It works great. I do not use wipes for anything else but their diaper changing. I make my own cleaner with vinegar and water and use that for everything.

[Anna]

I also have the parents supply wipes and diapers. I only use wipes for diapering and a case will last me quite sometime. When children first start I have them bring a container and everytime I diaper them I pull out the childs container. The children don't share their wipes. For surfaces and toys I use clorox or lysol disinfectant wipes. I also have a changing station where each child can keep extra clothes, diapers, wipes, etc. For infants, parents supply spit up rags and I send all the dirty laundry home at the end of the week (spit up rags, blankie, etc.). I don't do any of the childrens laundry. I haven't had any problems with parents bringing generic wipes or diapers (knock on wood).