Your Favorite Piece Of Day Care Equipment

[DancingQueen]

Anyone know the cheapest place (besides craigslist) to get a play yard? the ONE I had broke so we use it for my rabbits now LOL

[DCMom]

My Koala wall mounted changing table, hands down (for me) as far as the kids, my dramatic play market from Lakeshore, they love that thing! They play with it every single day.

This is a great thread for some new ideas for equipment. I've been thinking about changing some things around this spring.

[SandeeAR]

Anyone know the cheapest place (besides craigslist) to get a play yard? the ONE I had broke so we use it for my rabbits now LOL

I've price walmart. Basic is $48, with the gate is $70.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/North-States-Superyard-Xt-Gate/8457890

http://www.walmart.com/ip/North-State-Superyard-XT-Gate-Extension-Kit-Bundle/14520403?findingMethod=rr

We have a local Rhea Lana's kids sale next week. If they don't have one, I'm just ordering one from Walmart.

[ninosqueridos]

I love my Pandora internet radio. I stopped getting the kids new cds I can just type in a kind of music and it will play anything like it so we don't get sick of it. We use it to dance (kids bop, barney, mickey mouse club house, ect). Or at nap time we can have classical, lullaby, or anything in between and we don't have to buy or store all those cds anymore.

Ditto on the Pandora radio! Kids LOVE not knowing what will come on next!

The thing I don't regret spending the money on was the kids table/chairs (Angeles) - I couldn't live without it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Missani]

I agree on the steam mop! I've said over and over again that it is the one thing I probably could not do without!

For the kids, I'd say the sandbox, the sensory table, and probably the Little Tikes garden.

[daycare]

hardwood floors.....................

carpet and lots of kids dont mix

[thecrazyisout]

I don't have--but could use--a good school/daycare center table and chairs--low to the ground, child-sized, sturdy.

BTW, I found mine on Craigslist for 10.00 and sturdy school chairs for 1.00 each.......MAN I LOVE CRAIGSLIST

[thecrazyisout]

Ditto on the Pandora radio! Kids LOVE not knowing what will come on next!

The thing I don't regret spending the money on was the kids table/chairs (Angeles) - I couldn't live without it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here;s a vote for pandora....I put on ENYA radio when the kids are sleeping...they fall asleep in a blink of an eye....one of my kids asked if I could stop playing old people music at nap time.....I said no, old people like to nap and this makes you nap like old people....::::::

[DancingQueen]

Enya is old ppl music <sigh> LOL

[kidkair]

My favorite is my 6 foot by 6 foot sandbox. The kids will spend hours in there. Other things I like are: my extensive collection of kid books, my tall bookcases, my great collection of various blocks, my chalkboard, my kid tables that hang on and collapse to the wall, and my folding kid chairs.

[daycare]

My favorite is my 6 foot by 6 foot sandbox. The kids will spend hours in there. Other things I like are: my extensive collection of kid books, my tall bookcases, my great collection of various blocks, my chalkboard, my kid tables that hang on and collapse to the wall, and my folding kid chairs.

oh yes ditto on the sandbox.... my DCk could play in there all day if i let them........
now I am looking for a shade for my sandbox.....

[kidkair]

oh yes ditto on the sandbox.... my DCk could play in there all day if i let them........
now I am looking for a shade for my sandbox.....

I use a camping pavilion/canopy over the sandbox for shade during the hottest months. It's doesn't shade the hole box all the time but works well enough. It also helped us get outside during rain showers without getting bored or wet

[happykidschildcare]

heres my all time favorite piece, and it works with either duplo or lego, scroll donw a bit and you can get it for $167 and free sh, i only wish I would of paid $30 more and gotten the seats instead of the stools eliminating my toddlers from tippin off.

http://www.amazon.com/KidKraft-Activity-Center-with-Stools/dp/B001VGBCPO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302295949&sr=8-1

I skipped the superyards and went with something a lil more permanent if you have the room it was one of my best investments. I got mine on ebay, hubby installed in the corner of our room in the shape of an L making a 10x10 square area for my wobblers to play in ( keeping them safe from my rough & tough older kids) he screwed into the actual floor of the room reinforcing it so it can not be knocked over. No gated area keeping the older kids out, I just step over when needed and place the lil ones over. We still have 3 panels of it in the garage in case needed, but Ive been using it for over a year and its still holding up

ebay link http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Brown-BA...item56436c4783

I tried attaching a pic of partial view of my set up.

[nannyde]

JMasons and then superyards

[Childminder]

Quote:
vinyl covered activity ring
What is this? I've never heard of it and can't visualize it LOL

http://www.littlepeoplescove.com/softplayring.html

I skipped the superyards and went with something a lil more permanent if you have the room it was one of my best investments. I got mine on ebay, hubby installed in the corner of our room in the shape of an L making a 10x10 square area for my wobblers to play in ( keeping them safe from my rough & tough older kids) he screwed into the actual floor of the room reinforcing it so it can not be knocked over. No gated area keeping the older kids out, I just step over when needed and place the lil ones over. We still have 3 panels of it in the garage in case needed, but Ive been using it for over a year and its still holding up

ebay link http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Brown-BA...item56436c4783

Love this!