What Are Your Rules Regarding Winter Clothing/Snow Clothing?

[cheerfuldom]

We are in the midwest so cold weather clothing/snow clothing are a must for at least Jan and Feb. Even if we bundle up to go outside for 15 minutes or 30 minutes, we HAVE to get outside. Also, my plan avoids the huge pile of stuff coming and going each day because snow clothing and boots is one good sized bag per kid plus their regular daily stuff AND I have one little girl that goes to half day preschool and is dropped off here....I dont even see her mom and couldnt send her home if she wasnt appropriately dressed. The bus brings her here. And she's young, she cant be carrying multiple bags/backpacks to and fro!

[Blackcat31]

Ftr though, I do write "DAYCARE" on all of my items so that if they do wear them anywhere else, it's really obvious .

When I did keep spares I actually wrote "STOLEN from CKCC" on them and still parents would keep them...

We are in the midwest so cold weather clothing/snow clothing are a must for at least Jan and Feb. Even if we bundle up to go outside for 15 minutes or 30 minutes, we HAVE to get outside. Also, my plan avoids the huge pile of stuff coming and going each day because snow clothing and boots is one good sized bag per kid plus their regular daily stuff AND I have one little girl that goes to half day preschool and is dropped off here....I dont even see her mom and couldnt send her home if she wasnt appropriately dressed. The bus brings her here. And she's young, she cant be carrying multiple bags/backpacks to and fro!

I understand where you are coming from and honeslty until a few years ago, I also kept spares for parents thinking that it was too much stuff to manage each day and all.

I also took the path of least resistance as often as I could too...but unfortunately, that path is what led me to this place now (Where I have to be all hard nosed and totally business like) because I got tired of being the one who ****ed up all the slack all the time.

I do think though that bottom line is do what works for you and when it stops working for you, change it so that it does. No one else is going tomake it easier for you except you so that is my line of thinking here.

Where we live, it is RARELY above zero in the winter so my kids don't normally have to haul anything back and forth as most kids actually wear the entire package to and from most places. Even the kiddos in school get off the bus FULLY dressed for outdoors.

[littlemissmuffet]

well I think I am going to bite the bullet and get extra snow clothing for daycare use. I am so sick of kids not being properly clothed and this year, we CANNOT stay indoors all winter. Last year I just made do with some of my kids' extra things but this year, I have a bigger group. Older group too and we need our outdoor time. There is just no way around it and I am not going to fight with parents about what constitutes as proper winter wear.....lets not talk about the 2 year old that wears cheap knockoff crocs every day or the 3 year old that is still being squezzed into 18 month sized clothing.

so I am collecting snow overalls or pants, boots, jackets, mittens and gloves, hats in a variety of sizes for daycare use. I cant bear to just send the kids outside in inadequate clothing....thats not their fault, its the parents fault and I also cannot deal with the whining from the parents or the "oh I forgot" at drop offs, etc.

What are your rules about winter wear?

If a child arrive dressed as what I deem inapproppriate (for any reason) the parent is sent home WITH child to redress child. Simple. These kids aren't mine - I don't provide their clothing.

[cheerfuldom]

If a child arrive dressed as what I deem inapproppriate (for any reason) the parent is sent home WITH child to redress child. Simple. These kids aren't mine - I don't provide their clothing.

I guess you missed it...not all the kids are dropped off by parents so the above is not an option.

[caregiver42107]

my rules

I write a letter and put it in everyones baskets stating they must have the following TO KEEP AT DAYCARE, if they dont bring it right away i have to remind them until they do. I have no issues when it comes to that.