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I guess I'm one of the oddballs. I use bio-degradable wipes: eco-friendly and sanitary. It actually costs me MORE to run those extra laundy loads then it does for me to buy wipes in bulk. Also, parents provide a good portion so most times I don't even have to dip into my stash. I use stackable paper towels in the restroom; you can find them pretty cheap at Costco or Sam's.
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In the bathroom I have a basket of white washcloths for drying hands. One use and they go into the hamper. At meals I have another set of larger towels. I wet 1 for each child as I am setting the table. They go into the hamper after 1 use also. I wash them on Wednesdays and Fridays with some bleach. Easy-peasy.Comment
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I have about 50-60 washcloths in day care stock. I make a bucket of warm rags (wrung out) for each play period. I do one swipe and then the rag goes in the wash. I never use the same rag on more than one kid. I also don't use the same rag thru the day with one kid. Each episode of cleaning gets a fresh rag.
I do a load of rags a day between the kids and the kitchen. I wash them in hot water and use scent free detergent. They are dried in the dryer.Comment
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I cloth diaper my son and went insanely overboard ordering custom cloth wipes
.....well, it was too much of a pain to make wipes and I switched back to disposable wipes for him so I had all these brand new 'wipes' sitting in my closet...guess what I now use for the daycare kids 
I also have little squares...about 2"x2" that I have a TON of for boogie wipes. I have a trashcan with a lid on it that all the dirty wipes go in and I do a sanitize wash on them in my washer every 3 or 4 days
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Oh no! I didn't mean down where they could get it! It is up high on a shelf. We are not allowed by licensing to have anything w/ any type of chemical (soap included) in the reach of children except handwashing soap on the bathroom sink.
Sorry, I didn't think about how that would come across
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I use the same washcloth for each child for each day. They have small plastic bins, that their individual cloths go in after each meal. Sometimes the infants go straight into the laundry after each meal, depending on how dirty they are. Everyone else gets a fresh one at the start of each day. I also disinfect the plastic containers that hold the washcloths between meals, each night.
I use the 18 pack white washcloths, so that they can be bleached. We have almost enough to go a week without having to do laundry. Not that I try and let that happen - but it is nice to have enough to not worry.Comment
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Has anyone heard of Norwex cloths? I am waiting for two of their Enviro Cloths to arrive. They are supposed to be antibacterial. I'm considering getting one for each child if I like them.
Right now I use single-use wipes for hands and faces.Comment
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Right now I use paper towels-the select a size ones from Sam's Club. I only have a small group tho, so it doesn't cost too much. I would like to go to everyone having their own wash cloth/towel.Comment
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I use colored washcloths for each child to wiped up after meals- older kids wash themselves... They used the same one for the day(I rinse it off or give them a new one if they are really messy) and we use paper towels in the bathroom for hand washing...
We can't use the same towel here either- but I wouldn't anyway- my kids even have separate toothbrush holders! Lol
I am considering going to wipes tho for washing up the little ones-Comment
I'm pretty sure it is here, too. But even if it wasn't....ewwww. I understand that parent being concerned about the spread of germs. As a parent, I would say something, too. I use white cloths. A new one for each child, each time.
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