Infant Chairs with Backs?

[Stepping]

I'm in Illinois too. When licensing came I had two high chairs and the rest of my chairs were toddler sized. I don't think they even counted how many chairs I had. They did count how many CDs I had though and said it was ok to have a CD player instead of a phonograph

Good luck putting a call in to licensing for clarification, I've been calling my rep on a monthly basis for over a year and had no response from her.

Illinois dcfs is a shambles.

[Blackcat31]

Good luck putting a call in to licensing for clarification, I've been calling my rep on a monthly basis for over a year and had no response from her.

Illinois dcfs is a shambles.

wow, that's a shame.

[spinnymarie]

Stepping - I'm sorry to hear that! I'll just go with the basics and hope for the best! I agree, shambles is a nice word. It also appears to abide by 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' as far as the standards are concerned - as in, as long as I dont ask her what it means to have infant chairs with backs, she can ignore the fact that no one has those.

[LysesKids]

Stepping - I'm sorry to hear that! I'll just go with the basics and hope for the best! I agree, shambles is a nice word. It also appears to abide by 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' as far as the standards are concerned - as in, as long as I dont ask her what it means to have infant chairs with backs, she can ignore the fact that no one has those.

See, when I was in Galena, IL and my rep was in Rockford, she kept on top of stuff and always called me bac within 24 hrs; guess that has changed since I left. I also stopped taking ANY states subsidy as of 2009 due to IL not paying their providers for months on end.

[Indianadaycare]

That could mean clip-on chairs or booster seats, or it could mean child-sized chairs such as these:

http://www.communityplaythings.com/products/chairs/j505-5-medoit-chair

I don't know if any state REQUIRES the little chairs, though. In WI, the QRIS/FCCERS recommends it. It's + points for sure.

If you have a mixed age group, it's a real challenge to have proportionate tables and chairs for all the ages, and also do family style dining. Especially if space is limited.

I saw these exact wooden toddler chairs on a local Facebook page for sale for only five bucks each!(I think reg price is ~70) I have a small daycare; only 4-5, but it's just recently opened. Requests so far are mostly for infants (which I am happy about!) but still I'm thinking of buying a few for when they grow a bit. I do have one 12 month old.
Anyone have these and what do you think? Have they worked well for you?

[Leigh]

Ok, I've decided to scrap the list. Clearly it hasn't been updated since 1970 or something, and probably, at that time, all of these things were very clear (haha yeah right).
I'm going to use my best judgement. Which includes NO walkers, NO infant chairs with backs, and NO phonograph

I'd also add crib bumpers and blankets to that NO list! That looks more like a list made by a 13-year old dreaming of her own daycare than something that was put together by a professional.

[SignMeUp]

I saw these exact wooden toddler chairs on a local Facebook page for sale for only five bucks each!(I think reg price is ~70) I have a small daycare; only 4-5, but it's just recently opened. Requests so far are mostly for infants (which I am happy about!) but still I'm thinking of buying a few for when they grow a bit. I do have one 12 month old.
Anyone have these and what do you think? Have they worked well for you?

I have a couple that look exactly like these.
Good things: Very stable, hard to tip. Short distance to floor if they do fall.
Bad things: Won't work at any 'regular' table, you will need a special small table if kids are going to eat at them, do playdough, etc. (We use them for our play kitchen and have a small matching table.) Kids drag them around (2-4 year-olds). Kids stand on them or use them to climb to tabletop :: So if you are using them in free-play that can be a drawback until you get them trained in.
I do like the quality and I do use mine regularly.

[jenboo]

I saw these exact wooden toddler chairs on a local Facebook page for sale for only five bucks each!(I think reg price is ~70) I have a small daycare; only 4-5, but it's just recently opened. Requests so far are mostly for infants (which I am happy about!) but still I'm thinking of buying a few for when they grow a bit. I do have one 12 month old.
Anyone have these and what do you think? Have they worked well for you?

I have very similar ones and love them!! I use them at a child size table that's the perfect height. I don't have any issues with the kids climbing on them or moving them around. I don't allow it.
I love how low to the ground they are!! No need to worry about falls!!

[Rachel]

Ok, I've decided to scrap the list. Clearly it hasn't been updated since 1970 or something, and probably, at that time, all of these things were very clear (haha yeah right).
I'm going to use my best judgement. Which includes NO walkers, NO infant chairs with backs, and NO phonograph

Right you better go run out and get your phonograph and records! How many new providers are even old enough to REMEMBER those?

[Heidi]

I saw these exact wooden toddler chairs on a local Facebook page for sale for only five bucks each!(I think reg price is ~70) I have a small daycare; only 4-5, but it's just recently opened. Requests so far are mostly for infants (which I am happy about!) but still I'm thinking of buying a few for when they grow a bit. I do have one 12 month old.
Anyone have these and what do you think? Have they worked well for you?

I have these chairs, and most children can master them at about 8-10 months. Maybe earlier if you work with them.

The biggest drawback I find for family childcare, working by myself, is that I prefer the children are secured in a seat for those times when I have to leave the room. For example, after breakfast and lunch, they all go down for nap. But, two of the children have to go downstairs to my master bdr. So, it's nice to be able to know that the remaining two children are secured in a seat while I take those two to bed.

If I had an assistant, then obviously one person could supervise the sitters while the other started taking them to their beds.

I sometimes use my little chairs and table just for afternoon snack, since no one is being taken out of the room then. I use boosters and clip-ons at the adult table for breakfast and lunch.