How Many of You.....

[Unregistered]

No they take up to much time and I had a parent bring them one time and ask me to do it I did it for 2 weeks and then told her it was to much so what I do is text my parents at nap time and give them an update then at the end of the day I tell them I only have 2 dc kids so its not alot to keep up with but even when I had my large daycare I didnt do them either.

[MarinaVanessa]

I did this for a while but it was a hassle and most parents didn't bother looking at it. Now I just do it for the parents that ask me to do it and have them type up a form with whatever information they want to know about. At first everyone seemed interested in me filling out the forms but I started to realize that no one was really reading them when they kept asking me how their supplies were (I had a section on how many diapers, wipes etc.). It took time for me to fill them all out and it was frustrating to see that they weren't paying much attention to them. Now that it's in their hands to bring me a form to fill out none of them want it done .

[DCMomOf3]

I used to but stopped when my parents kept forgetting to take them, or even look at them. I will start again when I get my newborns though. I have just started fill in weekly check-off sheets for the kids so the parents can see what we've been doing in various catagories like large motor, language, etc. This is my first week though so I have no idea how they will go over.

[countrymom]

I stopped because I found it was a waste, because I would always talk to the parents at pick up time (if it was something important and i forgot I would just call them) I found that no one reads them and I could be doing something more productive than something parents didn't really appreciate.

[Former Teacher]

Everyone is right when they say a parent never reads them etc..However in TX it is required to fill out a daily sheet AND talk to the parents at the end of the day.

Personally, its a waste of time and money.

[marniewon]

Thanks for all your comments! I don't think I'll be doing them anymore, unless someone specifically asks me to. I did not fill any out all last week, and not one parent asked about it or commented on it. So I guess they don't miss having them. I do get a chance to talk to each parent at pick up, so if there's anything I need to tell them, I can do that then.

[momma2girls]

I used to do them as well, it got way too much!! I even had one ask me lately, and I said I am really sorry, but it's just too much to keep track of, especially if you have more than one infant and a couple of toddlers. I always tell them when they ask I will tell you if they pooped and if they had anything abnormal happen, such as fussiness, etc.... then I always tell the parents when the infants last have eaten. I always make notes when I am running low on formula, daipers, wipes, etc. as well for them. It works out great!!

[melissa ann]

I did for awhile but just found them crumpled in the diaper bag. Dcm would ask me questions that had she read the daily sheet. would have known the answer. When I stopped filling them out, no one seemed to noticed.

[misol]

I do it for infants up to 12 months. It was annoying because I always had trouble remembering to fill them out at the end of the day. Now I have it in my handbook that I will do it up to 12 months or until a regular pattern is established. Our daily schedule is posted and since mealtimes, naptimes, and diaper changes are at the same time every day it just seems like a waste of paper and time to me. For me it would be better to just tell the parent at pickup if something was out of the ordinary.

[momma2girls]

I do it for infants up to 12 months. It was annoying because I always had trouble remembering to fill them out at the end of the day. Now I have it in my handbook that I will do it up to 12 months or until a regular pattern is established. Our daily schedule is posted and since mealtimes, naptimes, and diaper changes are at the same time every day it just seems like a waste of paper and time to me. For me it would be better to just tell the parent at pickup if something was out of the ordinary.

Yes, once they get onto a reg. schedule, you are writing the same things down time after time!!

[DancingQueen]

I used to, but my parents didn't read them. Ended up being too much work.
State of Connecticut just requires that you have some sort of daily communication with parents about the child's day. If I have a parent that requests it, I will do it - but I won't offer it again without them requesting it.

[Abigail]

We do and about half the parents check them. A few on getting them. We send small sheets home that we write all the daily info on - such as diaper change info (incl. time and whether wet or bm); what they ate for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack. We have to write the time nap started and ended. We also have a main log in for diaper changing in the changing room. That kind of serves as protection for the employees - once the daily sheets go home, there is no record of how many times a child was changed. Since we have a different set of employees in the pm, our supervisor will occasionally check to make sure diapers are changed in a timely manner.

Do you record anything else besides diaper changes for the daycare to keep? I need to create a sheet to record diaper changes on for the day too! Do you have a sample or explain how to create one?

I want to have a little sheet including diaper changes (Wet/BM/Dry with the time listed before the circle options), Nap Times (From _____ To _____), and Breakfast/Lunch/Snack. All this would be sent home for little ones only....should this go until age 23 months as they're considered infants? Go until they're able to talk? Go until they're potty trained? THANKS a bunch!