Car Seats For Daycare Kids

[MarinaVanessa]

I don't transport right now, but when I did, I provided the seats, always bought top quality, and seats that support easy size changes (you don't have to remove the seat to allow for a winter coat, or a smaller child within the realm of the seat's capacity.) I also really like seats that fit a large range of sizes of kids.

You are in control, can install them properly and mostly permanently and you can keep them clean. All of these were issues with having a parent provide them. And as one poster said, you know where they have been.

I also provide my own although I have had clients offer to leave a car seat here during the day but then take it again each day (usually infant gateways that are easily detatched from the base). I personally wouldnt ask or require a client to purchase another car seat to be left here at daycare all of the time, I guess I see it as an added cost for the client for something that they personal will not use. Most parents buy two car seats already ... One for moms car and one for dads car ... So having them buy one more for me seems a little much especially since I can write off the cost of one for my business.

Also I like choosing the car seat myself because sometimes only certain combinations of car seats fit in the seats. Like others have said, I also like knowing for certain that the seat has never been in an accident.

And I agree with Angels and also buy car seats that work for infants all of the way until preschoolers. This helps out with the cost since a wide range of height, weight and ages can use the same seat.

Buying them yourself also means that you can have the car seats professionally installed and checked correctly (usually free) which means that you and your clients have that added peace of mind of added safety and security, something that isn't always the case if you install them and remove them regularly (there is more chance of accidentally not installing a car seat correctly).

[MaryM]

Actually, you're not supposed to have the child wearing a coat/thick jacket in car seats. car-seat.org is a great website for info, a lot of car seat techs are on there. I only transport for school runs & I supplied the seats because that way I can be sure they would fit in my vehicle.

[Unregistered]

I supply convertible car seats. If a child is in an infant seat, then I ask the parent to leave it for me (usually not a problem, since most get carried in still strapped in).