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I need to find a way to minimize everyone's diaper supplies and extra clothes. Right now I am using one small cart for 3 kids, and crates for the other 4. It takes up a ridiculous amount of room.
What do you do?
What do you do?
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I have a closet organizer that you hang from a rod in a closet, hanging in ds' closet and I put the diapers in there-it has the days of the week on it..
For extra clothes, I have 2 of those 6 space cubbies for extra clothes in my dc room with a coat hanger above them. What ever they can fit in the cubby, is what I allow.
Like these: https://images.search.yahoo.com/sear...oset+organizer
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I do the fabric cubbies in the shelves like the ones mentioned above (mine are 9 cubbies) and I have a buffet table in the living room that I use as a diaper changing area. The buffet has three small drawers along the top (one for each infant that I have) which I put diapers in. The changing mat goes on top and the wipe boxes and gloves go there as well. There are two large drawers also and that's where I currently store my bibs, art aprons, washcloths, extra diapering supplies etc. It also has a cabinet next to the drawers where I keep empty wipe boxes, extra packages of diapers (to refill the small drawers) and some games.Comment
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I need to rethink how I store things. Also, dcp's are giving me way too much stuff.Comment
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I have a set of 5 plastic drawers (they are about a foot deep and maybe 18 inches long and a foot wide). I tell the parents what fits in the drawer they can leave, and anything else they can't. Or they can bring a bag every day and it goes on a coat rack I bought for that purpose (the ikea kids one). Before I set that limit I had diapers and wipes and craziness everywhere!Comment
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I use a cloth closet organizer similar to the one posted above . A pkg of diapers and a change of clothes fits easily in mine .
I also use one to store nap pillows and blankets , I fold them in half and put one in each square , they are separated and do not touch per regulations .Comment
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What are they giving you?
I have parents supply one COMPLETE change of clothing and one month's supply of diapers.
Each family also brings one re-fill package of wipes on the first of each month.
I will NOT accept those ginormous boxes of diapers as I am not a storage facility. I will store NO MORE than 30 days worth of diapers.
I only have 3 kids in diapers so it isn't too much to store on a couple shelves in the bathroom cabinet.
The clothing gets stored I each child's basket in their cubbies.Comment
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This was why I started supplying diapers and wipes. Now I only have 1 box of wipes going and 1 brand of diapers in whatever sizes are currently in use. I set my prices on the high end for my area to cover the cost. Now I have less clutter, I don't have to remind parents to bring supplies, and I can buy the brands I like to use. And, it's a business deduction at tax time. Makes my life easier
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Do the cloth diaper wearers bring more than one days supply of diapers?
If so I would have them only bring the day's requirements and nothing more.
I would also consider supplying an area with a basket for each kid and leave the supplies in each child's basket.
Maybe something like this would work?
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We are required to keep all diapers inaccessible to children.
My space has a long, low radiator, in front of which I keep a couch to prevent head bumps. I change kids on a vinyl tablecloth (bleachable & washable) on the couch. On the radiator, I placed two vertical storage units (pre-fab from Target) horizontally on the radiator, with the doors facing up. I installed magnetic locks on each door, and hot-glued the shelves in place (shelf pegs don't work because the unit is on its back).
The shelves function as partitions and provide me with six separate areas. I use one for gloves, soap & bleach bottles, etc. I use a bag-lined cardboard box in one (using a flap of the box as a lid, all vinyl-covered) as a garbage container. And the other four hold diapers, ointments, etc., separated for each child, topped off by separate wipe boxes labeled with each name. Inside the door, I keep a plastic sleeve that contains supply notes and a pen, so that at the end of the week I can easily check off any supplies needed the following week.Comment
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I like this!Do the cloth diaper wearers bring more than one days supply of diapers?
If so I would have them only bring the day's requirements and nothing more.
I would also consider supplying an area with a basket for each kid and leave the supplies in each child's basket.
Maybe something like this would work?
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I don't think in MI we have to keep diapers inaccessible to children ... but I'm not sure. I have them pretty out in the open right now. I think that is what is driving me crazy. I have my washer and dryer in the daycare area, and I would give anything to have those out so I had more room!Comment
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I agree with BC, have the cloth diaper families bring supplies for that day. I had one in cloth and they would just bring the diaper bag full of diapers and a wet bag each day.
Could you put some type of shelving on top of the washer and dryer? Or cabinets above them?Comment
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