Daily Sheets

[BentleysBands]

who does them? for what ages?

i do them for all kids under 4yrs old. but someone awesome just shared her monthly menu chart so i will be making a monthly menu to post at daycare and send home for parents. hoping this will cut back on daily sheets which for most kids just details foods eaten and activities. which i verbally say at p/u's anyways LOL....what do u do?

[Unregistered]

I do them for infants. When they get to where they are on the same schedule every day, I stop them. I have everything on my "parents wall" for the older ones-menu, schedule, lesson plan, etc, so the parents can see what the older ones are doing. I do the daily sheets mostly so the parents can keep track of diapers and bottles-that type of thing.

[mac60]

I used to, but not anymore. I just found them crumbled up in the bags and parents never read them. I used to write down on a board what we had for lunch, quit doing that too, and there were days that no parent ever looked at it, just more work for me so I quit. For infants, I will write down when had bottle and dirty diapers, and that is it.

[momma2girls]

I don't do them any longer either!! If it is something out of the usual for the child, fussiness, etc. I verbally tell them everything- last bottle , BM's, etc...

[SilverSabre25]

I did Google Calendars for awhile...I've since stopped. My parents really, really liked those, but everyone is older than 1 now and it just seems kind of pointless. For little bitty infants, I'll probably still do it, but for now, I've just stopped.

[MommyMuffin]

I have found that a few parents on interview said that daily sheets are something that they want that they were not getting at their current daycare.
I am going to use them to write what we learned and if they ate all of their food. I am posting the menu on the bulletin board. For infants I will record what they ate and amounts though.
I think I will do it for my parents unless they tell me not to or when they become school age.

[tenderhearts]

I use a daily sheet from infant only to 12 mo. UNLESS they request it.

[misol]

I do it for infants up to 12 months or "until a regular pattern" is established. My daily reports include type and amount of foods eaten, diaper changes, and naps and supplies needed. After a year old, they go on the food program and are ususally on our regular nap schedule by then so I don't see a need to continue doing them.

[DBug]

I do them for all of my kids, even my dc kid that was 6 (she's since moved). I have one or two parents who don't care, but the rest REALLY appreciate them. As in, they look for it the minute they step in the door (after saying hello to their child, of course!). It's a big deal around here . And, since by about 4pm, my brain is mush. I never remember all of the things I meant to tell them through the day, so the fact that I can write it down when it happens really helps. I also have a few dads who pick up that couldn't care less about diapers and time-outs, but the moms really want to know. This way they can take the sheet home and not have to discuss the nitty-gritties with me ::.

[marniewon]

I used to do them, but like others have said, found numerous notes in the bag daily - like they aren't reading them. I do have one mom who has asked me to continue with her son, so she can see what/how much her son has eaten, but he's the only one I do one for now.

[kitkat]

I do them for all of my kids, even my dc kid that was 6 (she's since moved). I have one or two parents who don't care, but the rest REALLY appreciate them. As in, they look for it the minute they step in the door (after saying hello to their child, of course!). It's a big deal around here . And, since by about 4pm, my brain is mush. I never remember all of the things I meant to tell them through the day, so the fact that I can write it down when it happens really helps. I also have a few dads who pick up that couldn't care less about diapers and time-outs, but the moms really want to know. This way they can take the sheet home and not have to discuss the nitty-gritties with me ::.

Exactly why I do them, also and for all ages!!! I keep track of eating, diapers, nap, and have a comments section where I write down cute/funny things said during the day, something special we worked on, need more diapers/wipes, etc.

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MsKathy50

I feel it is so important to use a daily sheet for Infants, parents love the idea of knowing what their precious little ones did for the day. It eases the parents minds knowing that you take the time as a day care provider to record all of their babies activities for the day. My parents love it! I also have toddler forms. It is part of your business so take the time to fill those daily sheets out.

[Unregistered]

Daily sheets

I don't do daily sheets because I always give the parents a verbal rundown of their kids day. Also, it's a hassle to do without a kid trying to take the pen out of my hand! I know that when I worked at a center and was required to do them daily, I watched parents just throw them in the garbage on the way out.

[WImom]

I do a monthly menu for lunches and a sample of the snacks and breakfasts I serve.

(I care for ages 2-5y)
I do daily sheets and can fit three forms per peice of paper. I just include how much they ate (I circle choices), nap times, if I need more diapers, wipes, etc (I circle choice) and write down one or two of their favorite activies they did for the day.

[safechner]

This is not first time but there are so many parents don't ever read the newsletters or homework or anything in their kids' backpack from school. I had parents conference and one teacher told me how amazed I was since I checked my daughters' backpacks and I sign their daily sheets everyday. Truth is, that is sad.