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DCB had a major diaper blow out and completely soiled his onesie. I don't have a change of clothes for him. I noted this on his care report yesterday and told DCD at pick up but he didn't bring a change of clothes this morning. It's plenty warm enough for him to hang out in his diaper all day but was wondering what you all do in this situation? I think I'm just annoyed that they know the huggies don't work for him (he leaks nearly every time he poops) and they have switched to pampers at home but brought me the last of the huggies to use up here.
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I have this happen with one of my dcb a lot. He is 6 months and poops through a couple times a day. I will put an over size tshirt of my sons on him if need be. If it is warm enough I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe they will remember if they have to pick up a naked child. -
I would not call but at pick up I would say that dcb cannot return to care until he has proper fitting diapers and two change of clothes. I would also give them back the huggies.Comment
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I have an extra clothes bin. Sometimes it gets too full of extra clothes, parents donate stuff. When that happens, I just tell the parents to keep the clothes.
Not to hijack, but I had this exact situation yesterday.....blowout, her extra clothes were used up, so I went to the bin and dressed her. At pick up, I told dad I had too many extra clothes in my bin and he could keep the outfit. As I am saying this, he is undressing her and handing me back the outfit. Single dad, struggling to make ends meet. I think I insulted him. This girl wears the same 3 outfits a lot. She is clean and the clothes are worn, but clean. I feel bad. I just wanted to help.
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I bought a few different sized t shirts for that very reason, you can buy them on a clearence rack anytime. I would put one of these on the child, call the parents to let them know that he doesn't have any clothes in his bag and you have a t shirt on them but require they launder it and return it the next day. When they return the next day, I would look in the bag to make sure their is a change of clothing, if not tell them he cannot stay until they refill the bag. I have had this happen so many times that I had to do this! I have one little girl that will have the same dirty clothes in their bag for months unless I gripe!Comment
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I don't keep extra clothing for DCK's. Parents are required to have a spare set in their child's basket.
If they had none, the child would simply go home in a diaper.
I prefer not to borrow/loan any thing out as it enables parents to not provide the necessary supplies.
I have even had parents in the past ask to borrow things from someone else's baskets. :confused:
I used to keep spares but they either never made it back to me or I had to go chasing them down. NOT worth my time or effort when spare clothing for a child under age 5 is a necessity and parent's are completely capable of supplying the things their child needs during the day.
Not a huge issue for me and not one worth making a fuss over. If child is comfy in the diaper he is in, then he will be fine til pick up.
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I dont keep extra clothing for daycare use. I would be fine keeping a baby in a diaper if necessary just for the day but they would not be able to drop off the next morning without handing over extra clothing first.Comment
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agreed! If I start keeping extras here, parents start using them and then complaining if I dont have extra of a particular item or size. Its a slippery slope.I don't keep extra clothing for DCK's. Parents are required to have a spare set in their child's basket.
If they had none, the child would simply go home in a diaper.
I prefer not to borrow/loan any thing out as it enables parents to not provide the necessary supplies.
I have even had parents in the past ask to borrow things from someone else's baskets. :confused:
I used to keep spares but they either never made it back to me or I had to go chasing them down. NOT worth my time or effort when spare clothing for a child under age 5 is a necessity and parent's are completely capable of supplying the things their child needs during the day.
Not a huge issue for me and not one worth making a fuss over. If child is comfy in the diaper he is in, then he will be fine til pick up.Comment
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I would hand the parents the bag of diapers that don't work along with the soiled clothes.
As for the no clothes, I would send the child home in only the diaper. I rarely use the extras in the cubbies and one of my littles had a blowout and all of her extras were long sleeved and long pants. It was 98* outside and I wasn't about to put them on her. Parents changed out her cubby the next day.Comment
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This has happened to me before. This parent was best to be reached during the day by email. I emailed her and said DCG has no spare clothing and that she can either go home in a diaper or she can bring something for her to go home in. I told her that I'd put something of my daughter's on until she got there, and then I'd take it off when she was picked up.
DCM brought clothes for her to wear home as well as spares for the box. Which was funny because until that point, my pleas for her to bring spare clothing was unheeded. Took a threat of being sent home in a diaper for her to get the message. Sad!Comment
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I have tons of spare little girl clothes from birth through size 4 that I've picked up at yard sales for a quarter or so. Little short on baby boy things-I bought up to size 9 mo, but at 6 months, he's already in 12 mon. I need to hit another sale soon or I will have to start putting him in pink.
I just don't want the hassle of reminding them over and over. Most have brought them, but they outgrow them before I use them or they are out of season.
Ok, I really don't like the hassle, but here's the truth--I love buying kid size clothes and none of my grandkids are kids any more. If they bring them in play clothes and we decide to go out to lunch, I can pull out one of my cute outfits and change them. Sometimes, I send a cute outfit home in the diaper bag, just as a gift. Both of my moms love hand-me-downs and yard sales, and they take it in the spirit it is meant. If they wear it home and it comes back, fine, if not, that's fine too.
Of course, I just have 2 kids (usually 3, but I lost one last week) so I can afford to treat this issue casually. If I had 6 or 8 kids, I would be tougher.Comment
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I would call and let them know though.Comment
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I require 5 sets of clothes to be left here. When we come in from outside, we change before lunch and get into nice clean clothes. I then wash the outfit I took off of them and then it goes back up into their sets of clothes. I'm never without clothes!Each day is a fresh start
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