Dear DCM

[itlw8]

I know! I had to let one of my dcb's borrow a pair of my sons shorts a few months ago and I never go them back and they were brand new, I had to take the tag off! I keep forgetting to ask about them, but now they are probably packed away or have been donated!

give them the bill/// remember those brand new shorts I had to send your child home in that you never returned. They cost_____ Due Friday. Sorry I do not need them back now. Even though my child never got to wear them I am sure they will be too little next summer.

[kitykids3]

I have extra clothes, but I put "L and L" (for my daycare name) across each piece of clothing in sharpie marker where it is visible to the outside world so that it is very unlikely not to get a piece of clothing back, IF i have to put the child in something of mine. I require parents to leave at least one or two complete sets here. Rare I have had to use my clothing, but I always get it back. haha :: And if I do have to use my clothing, i am not caring about gender specific (except won't put a skirt on a boy). The parents magically remember then to bring new spare replacements.

[thetoddlerwhisper]

I have extra clothes, but I put "L and L" (for my daycare name) across each piece of clothing in sharpie marker where it is visible to the outside world so that it is very unlikely not to get a piece of clothing back, IF i have to put the child in something of mine. I require parents to leave at least one or two complete sets here. Rare I have had to use my clothing, but I always get it back. haha :: And if I do have to use my clothing, i am not caring about gender specific (except won't put a skirt on a boy). The parents magically remember then to bring new spare replacements.

i put the word daycare up the sleeves and on the inside tag area

[Blackcat31]

I have extra clothes, but I put "L and L" (for my daycare name) across each piece of clothing in sharpie marker where it is visible to the outside world so that it is very unlikely not to get a piece of clothing back, IF i have to put the child in something of mine. I require parents to leave at least one or two complete sets here. Rare I have had to use my clothing, but I always get it back. haha :: And if I do have to use my clothing, i am not caring about gender specific (except won't put a skirt on a boy). The parents magically remember then to bring new spare replacements.

I used to write "STOLEN FROM ABC CHILDCARE" really BIG down the leg or across the front of tops for any clothing loaned out to parents.

Then I started charging. I borrow something to you...you have 3 days to return it or I will bill you the replacement cost of the item.

BOTH worked great. Now that I have a completely different type of parent and really don't have any of these issues as often.

[kitykids3]

I had one mom complain yesterday because last Wednesday we went on a filed trip to the movies dc pooped pants as we were leaving after just being taken to the restroom. He was picked up 10 minutes after arriving back at day care. Anyways she complained because I sent the clothes home in a bag and didn't wash them. ON MY VACATION. I was so mad.

No parents better expect me to be washing their kids clothes, especially poopy. Licensing does not allow us to and I don't have a dryer or the time to do that. On rare occassion I might if I am doing a load of my own in the summer, then I might throw something of theirs in with mine, if I know the parent is ok with it.

[kitykids3]

I used to write "STOLEN FROM ABC CHILDCARE" really BIG down the leg or across the front of tops for any clothing loaned out to parents.

Then I started charging. I borrow something to you...you have 3 days to return it or I will bill you the replacement cost of the item.

BOTH worked great. Now that I have a completely different type of parent and really don't have any of these issues as often.

Yeah, I write mine really big too, either on the sleeve or down the pants leg, etc. That way it is definetly not something the parent wants their children parading around in.
I usually have awesome parents and in 7 years of being open, I've only had to send my clothes home maybe 5 times so I'm lucky with that too.

[kelsey's kids]

I do wash the children's clothes here but only if peeped. I am not going to rinse out their poop and put that through my washer eek. And to top it all off this is a parent who upon enrollment was not OK with me washing any of dcbs clothes. I just don't get some parents