DCD Wants DCB Out Of Pack N Play For Naps But He Is Still In Crib At Home..Opinions?

[hope]

This is why I supply all the high chairs, pnp's, booster seats, etc. I have had parents insist on supplying their own before and I refuse bc I want to be the one to make the decision when I will transition the child in my home. If I don't feel it's safe I will not take that risk regardless if the parent requests. Also, potty training and transition to bed should be introduced at home with our assistance. Not the other way around.

[lovemykidstoo]

:: The new baby sister, not babysitter... Sorry had to laugh...

Hahaha! That's totally how I read it too! LOL

[melilley]

Hahaha! That's totally how I read it too! LOL

Haha It happens to me quite a bit!

[SilverSabre25]

This is why I supply PnP's....no parents telling me what to do!

Seriously you can get one for like, $15 from a store like Once Upon a Child. I would do that.

[blandino]

I normally take children out of a PnP at 18 months, but only because it works better for me.

Often times I have thought about not moving a child from a high chair/crib until after they do at home - just so the brunt of the work wasn't on me - but it just isn't worth waiting to me.

I would absolutely tell them that once he has the concept down at home, then you welcome it at daycare. That would definitely be my policy if it wasn't more convenient for me to have them out sooner.

[DaycareMom]

:: The new baby sister, not babysitter... Sorry had to laugh...

:: hahahaha Thank you for clarifying.

[TwinKristi]

Yeah I supply the PNP so I would decide and most likely wait until they are out at home as well. One DCB goes down well by himself here on a mat but at home puts up the biggest stink. LOL mom thinks it's crazy how well he behaves here but how whiney and clingy he is at home. Sometimes the structure and consistency works better at DC than at home making it easier to have them in a bed or whatever.

[GKJNIGMN]

If you aren't comfortable with it, don't agree to it.

I have a smaller home daycare compared to some and I use the pack n play if I have an overnight shift of a child who sleeps in a crib at home but during the daytime, I have had all of my daycare kids sleep on nap mats. The youngest one I have had is 15 months but none of them have taken more than a couple days of the routine to get on the mat when asked and lay quietly.

I look at the pack n play as more of a place to keep them safe when I can't directly supervise but at nap time I sit in the room and do my paperwork.

[jenn]

Do whatever works for you! If you think he can handle the transition, give it a try. If you aren't ready to do the transition, tell them no and explain your guidelines of when you transition. If you require them to provide PNP's, tell them they will need to provide a new one for baby sister.
I transition mine as soon as possible. I start as early as 12 months and everyone is out by 18 months. This is just my preference. Most are still in a crib at home, but do fine on a mat or cot here.

[Rachel]

I would do what works for you, but it the parents want their pack and play back, you have to give it back. I don't/won't use them at all anymore and all of my dck's (18m+) sleep wonderfully on nap mats. Half are still in cribs at home (one is 3.5 and still in a crib). It makes zero difference to me what parents do at home with this. ALL have been skeptical about nap mats and all have been proven wrong.

Yup, mine go on mats around one. This year my group is young and I had a 6 month old on a mat from September. Works great for me but doesn't work for everyone. I do agree though if they want their PNP back it's reasonable. Yes, it might be in your contract they have to supply it but I wouldn't be a stickler over it. It's not like the child is 6 months old.