Do You Provide Infant Supplies

[nannyde]

Here in TX (licensed daycare center, not sure about home centers thought)-the bottles must be labeled and brought daily. We can not wash bottles.

I keep three bottles here that I wash.

I would not allow premade bottles to come in. I think the risk of spiking with tylenol or advil would be a reasonable risk I wouldn't want to take. Be beware if parents tell you to use a certain bottle at a certain time. That's the "tell" that it could be spiked.

One of the trainers who led a class I had to take said that their Center had problems with parents spiking with antipyretics and benadryl. The benadryl ones would request they give it to them close to pick up time.

Were the bottles premade or with water or just powder?

[Former Teacher]

I keep three bottles here that I wash.

I would not allow premade bottles to come in. I think the risk of spiking with tylenol or advil would be a reasonable risk I wouldn't want to take. Be beware if parents tell you to use a certain bottle at a certain time. That's the "tell" that it could be spiked.

One of the trainers who led a class I had to take said that their Center had problems with parents spiking with antipyretics and benadryl. The benadryl ones would request they give it to them close to pick up time.

Were the bottles premade or with water or just powder?

Some were pre made. Some had water. Some had powder. Most of the time they were empty and the parents brought in bottled water. Some even brought single servings of the pre made formula. For the bottles with the bags (Playtex nursers) we just had to have a different nipple per feeding.

That's a chance we took when the parents brought in pre made bottles. We never caught them red handed that I know of.

We just couldn't wash the bottles as the sink in the infant room was a hand washing sink only. We couldn't even rinse the bottles out. Once used, in a plastic grocery bag they go. Oh and licensing was a stickler if there was even a spoon on the sink. Nothing but soap and paper towels.

[Cat Herder]

Each child enrolled (I only enroll infants) are required to bring me 3 empty bottles (to keep here), formula concentrate (weekly) and/or breast milk in a refrigerated bag (daily), and a case of diapers (est. bi-monthly). I make my own babyfood, treats and snacks.

I provide everything BUT bottles, formula and diapers. Once they turn 12 months, the parents also have to provide mosquito spray for outside time (they will be bathed and redressed after. This is a regional issue.)

Occasionally parents will have chosen the same brand of bottles, whatever is the new fad at the time, and I will need a labeling system. When that happens I use color coded silicone bands. I have 4 colors, 4 bands each with the daycare logo on them.

http://www.mypreciouskid.com/name-labels-sippy-cups.html

of course, you can also use those silicone bracelets they sell at oriental trading company. You can get hundreds of them for the same price. I got the fancy ones for advertising/setup photos

[nannyde]

Each child enrolled (I only enroll infants) are required to bring me 3 empty bottles (to keep here), formula concentrate (weekly) and/or breast milk in a refrigerated bag (daily), and a case of diapers (est. bi-monthly). I make my own babyfood, treats and snacks.

I provide everything BUT bottles, formula and diapers. Once they turn 12 months, the parents also have to provide mosquito spray for outside time (they will be bathed and redressed after. This is a regional issue.)

Occasionally parents will have chosen the same brand of bottles, whatever is the new fad at the time, and I will need a labeling system. When that happens I use color coded silicone bands. I have 4 colors, 4 bands each with the daycare logo on them.

http://www.mypreciouskid.com/name-labels-sippy-cups.html

of course, you can also use those silicone bracelets they sell at oriental trading company. You can get hundreds of them for the same price. I got the fancy ones for advertising/setup photos

Really close to what I do minus the bug spray

I have them bring in a case of diapers.. usually around 70 or so.
Ginormous pack o wipes
Three bottles with three nipples that have been USED.
Two cans of formula... big ones... one for spare stock and replaced every Monday.
Three sets of head to toe spare clothes
robeez slippers for the babies if they aren't worn every day in and out.

Breast fed babies need to bring me a freezer stock. I will do fresh back and forth with them if they prefer it but I must have a back up stock.

The only thing that goes back and forth is on breast milk and only with the parents I know will do it consistently. Otherwise freezer stock every Monday for the whole week.

I text the word diapers on week out. Wipes come in once a month. Replace nipples per request.

I'm on the food program and offer only a generic formula which nobody ever accepts. I provide all infant cereal and home made baby food. I would do baby cereal from scratch but the food program here requires it to be iron fortified so I have to use the Gerber organic.

[lil angels]

I make everyone bring in diapers, wipes, 3 bottles, nuks (2), spare clothes, sun screen, tylenol. I supply baby food, cereal. I would never think of supplying bottles they are all so different. Some babys can't handle certain kinds. Same goes for sun screen some kids have skin issues and can't use a certain kind. I am on the food program so I supply target brand. Make sure to say witch one there are a few and they all have different costs. I have had almost everyone use that brand so I have to buy it. I use a sharpie to label bottles and it works ok.

good luck..

[Unregistered]

I supply diapers, wipes, formula (generic kind). I ask for each parent to give me two bottles to stay here. I saw that someone has the parent supply the porta crib. I think thats a lot to ask. I started out having the parents supply diapers and wipes and I got tired of weeks going by waiting for them to bring the supplies. It was as long as 3 weeks at one point. I never asked the parents to prep the bottles b/c I never trusted them about putting meds in the bottle. What ever you decide to do, have it all written out in the contract.
Debbie