Do You Allow Sippys From Home?

[daycare]

OMG Mold is a whole other issue! Thank God I never found that in a cup but a DCM did bring cups 1 day (back when I allowed it) when I opened it it stunk so bad! They were empty but there was small clump of white milk in each. The catch in the mouthpieces were so bad I had to use a pipecleaner to sit and pick it all out. I then soaked them in super hot water and scrubbed them again. I about puked the smell was so bad! When I confronter her with it I tried to be nice saying I think she gave me the wrong cups, and before I could explain why she says "no they were right I just put milk in them this morning and they drank it on the way here." GAG!!! Poor kids!!

oh that is so gross. I never had the plug cups with my own kids, went straigt to straws or open cup. I had a smiliar issue with a cup from one of the DCK and i threw it away. I told the mom that I found mold in it and that it had be thrown out. I think that she was so embarassed about it she did not say anything other than "oh really, thank god you saw it and threw it out." the funny part was that it was almost every cup the kid brought.......

[Abigail]

I found a ton of them on clearance at walmart. I bought 16 of them for less than $2.00

Send some my way! That is a great deal.

[MsMe]

Let the kids have a cup, sit on the couch later and charge enough to cover milk....wait...aren't you already getting paid a day rate that includes snack and milk? So you get paid for no work when the kid goes home early.....but you begrudge the poor child 6 oz of milk?

Lazy, and mean is how it sounds. You are not running a factory. These are small people you are talking about.

I will only address the last sentence of this statement (i have too much to say about the rest)

The rules a parent has for one child at home do not always work in a daycare setting. It is very important that everything (within our control) is fair and equal.

It is also important that we provide healthy and nutritious meals and drinks. Many of us are on food programs where those drinks are not credible or only in very limited quanities.

Rules are rules.

[Unregistered]

Let the kids have a cup, sit on the couch later and charge enough to cover milk....wait...aren't you already getting paid a day rate that includes snack and milk? So you get paid for no work when the kid goes home early.....but you begrudge the poor child 6 oz of milk?

Lazy, and mean is how it sounds. You are not running a factory. These are small people you are talking about.

OP here.... my point wasn't to begrudge the "poor child" of milk. While in my care for 7 hours yesterday, that child had at least 3 glasses of milk and a glass of juice. Her sippy was half full when she left because I gave her new milk when she woke up from nap. The point is the way parents treat us and just expect us to do things. It is HER child, not mine. It is HER job to have snacks/drinks/activities for the road, and the times she is not in my care. Had she asked me nicely, I would have said sure, I can do that today. It's the demands.

I am not on the food program, and I watch one and 1/2 children JUST to pay for groceries for the healthy meals and snacks I serve. I'm not begrudging anyone anything. If you want that, walk down the street to the lady who serves chicken nuggets 3 days a week and frozen pizza the other 2.

[broncomom1973]

I let each child's parents bring one cup from home to leave here. So, each child gets to have their own cup, but they have to leave it here. I wash them all daily.

[DancingQueen]

I have each parent provide a sippy for their child upon enrollment. That is THEIR sippy only to be used by them.
I wash it every night and it is ready for them the next morning.

The ONLY time I allow a drink to come from home in the morning is if there is an allergy issue that needs the exception or there is one parent .. that when she suspects an illness going around she'll send her son with a sippy of that Emergen C drink. supposed to load them up with vitamin C or something like that. I allow it but it has to stay at the table. He puts it on the table and comes over a few times the first hour or 2 and takes sips but after that I dump it and stick it in his bag (unwashed) for mom.

My daycare parents know when snacks and meals are and plan accordingly. I would never pack a snack or drink to go upon request. I did have a mom come early once and was heading right out of state from my house and I packed a surprise goody bag for dcb just for fun. But to me there is a difference between me doing a nice thing and being expected to do something that goes against policy.. I do nice things for my dcks all the time. I adore them. But if I had a parent making demands like that I absolutely would NOT do it. I am blessed with families that would never ask that of me (knocking one wood because I know how lucky I am)

[Evansmom]

ouch how much does gas cost where you live...that is so expensive milk.... gas here cost average 4.29 gallon

I know! It is expensive milk but it's organic and local so it's close to $7 a gal! It's SOOOO good too! But I'm still not handing it out for free!