What Do You Wear For Daycare?

[wejo928]

what I wear

I mear meical scrubs tops & bottoms. They are comfy and have pockets for pasifiers and tissues.
When I go out in public for a field trip I wear the scrub shirt w cargo pants. I have the 2 babies bottles and burpers in each leg pocket for easy accesss.I color code the babies items and sides. The girl is pink and on my left sholder, The boy is blue and the right side to keep things safe. When I had 2 girls I did 1 pink & 1 purple. The older kids have colors also. Plates cups, bowls, and hand towels plus matts.
If a child spits up on me it is a easy change and I have a varity of colors.

[originalkat]

They have some really cute scrubs nowadays

I saw this post http://www.pammshouse.com/scrubs and thought it looked interesting. When I started looking at some of the scrubs available I thought they were pretty cute and there a lot of styles that are not so "hospitally". They even have cargo style pants etc. I like the idea of comfortable, easily washable, hold up well to wear and tear, and the pockets...I always need those. LOL!
I was going to attach an image of some cute ones but I dont know how.

[wejo928]

medical scrubs cheap

I get mine at yard sales & thrift shop. I pay between $2 to $5 for each piece. And they are the good ones that last long.
I hve botten the ones from Forman Mills, Kmart & Walmarts for $5.99 to $14.99 and they just do not last as long as far as stain resistant and seams.
I hope this helps you all out.
I even get the holiday ones and charaters that are just to cute.

[Unregistered]

I used to wear jeans all the time, but the knees wore out too soon. I felt like a little kid who needed the reinforced knee patches. I usually wear nice sweats and a t-shirt and sweat jacket.
I almost always have on a little makeup. My hair takes forever to dry, so the parents that drop off never see me with my hair "done". I put it in a hairclip midday.

[Former Teacher]

At my former center we got to wear street clothes for years. Then a few years ago we had to wear scrubs. Then it was ok to wear street clothes during the summer because of all the field trips etc. Then it was back to just plain street clothes again.

Now I am a nanny to a wonderful family. Mom works from home upstairs in her PJs. Me and the little one are downstairs. She once made the comment that the little one can just stay in his pjs as well since she didnt do laundry. I said it must be nice! She said she didnt care what I wore. I, too, could wear pjs HAHAHA!

Of course I don't do that however I do take off my bra once the husband leaves. Once we were making an apple pie for Thanksgiving and my sister texted me to ask me what I was doing. I replied making pies with the boss. She said well I hope you are at least wearing a bra! I told that to my boss and she said...no one here is!

I do love that family!

[HappyCamper]

Dress...

I originally ordered black (nice quality) aprons with our daycare name printed on them. Come to find out, I HATE things tied around my neck so I ordered sweat shirts and t-shirts with our logo that I match with black stretch pants and sandles or cute flats. My assistants also wear a sweat shirt with our logo.

I ALWAYS wear makeup, have my nails done, and often curl my hair. By the time the parents arrive, I look a little haggard. My makeup is usually worn off and my hair is in a clip. LOL!!!

[Carole's Daycare]

I never greet families in pj's or sweats. If we want to be treated professionally then we need to look the part. I wear jeans or cargo style pants in Navy or black with Tshirt with my logo or a logo from my curriculum company. I have a handful of T shirts with my own logo, a sweatshirt & some long sleaved T's. I also have several polos in different colors with my logo. The Tshirts & sweatshirts I made myself w/ my computer to save $. They look nice, were cheap, and I don't have to mess up my regular clothes. In the summer I do wear capris & sandals. I wear my hair in a ponytail or clip and only wear sunscrean most of the time, but I try to be neat and presentable. The scrubs idea is kinda tempting... they can be really cute.

[Unregistered]

What to wear

I guess I am not as professional as the rest. I ALWAYS am in yoga pants with my kiddos. My view on it is this - my job entails being up and down off the floor, moving this way and that while playing and entertaining and I'm sorry but jeans are just way too constricting for all that. I'd rather be comfy (as I ask the parents to dress the kids that way as well!) over "stiff" any day. Plus, it's not like the kids care, they just want someone to play with and care for them I do wear make-up and style my hair...I just feel more put together that way!

[Ariana]

I wear comfortable casual clothes. I also usually buy a size up from normal so they're extra comfy. I never wear yoga pants or sweat pants and definately wouldn't wear scrubs. I want to look professional and put together because I consider myself a teacher.

[3girls]

I don't even own sweats or t-shirts - I just hate 'em.

I usually wear jeans and a cute top. I like the peasant blouse style. Makeup and a ponytail

[Daycarelady1979]

I also never wear jeans, they are just too uncomfortable. I wear all kinds of cotton, comfy pants & capris. They're not always super nice, but they work for what I do in a day...which usually includes getting puked on or pooped on. I have a pile of t-shirts that I wear for work, they are not nice either...just regular ol' shirts. I will not wear my nice clothes just to get stained & ruined. That just doesn't make sense. Plus I don't have much money for a clothing budget. I'm ALWAYS in comfy clothes. I've been doing this 9 years & no one has ever said anything about it. I am not a makeup & hair-fixed kind of a girl, never have been. My hair is long but I always wear it up on top of my head. I hate makeup & other *girly* things I get down on the floor & play every day, we play outside, I get hot & sweaty, babies spit up on me, and sometimes our meal times can get quite messy! I always make sure my teeth are brushed & I have a bra on & I look somewhat presentable...and the kids truly don't care anyway. They love me & have fun here no matter what I'm wearing.

[daycarediva]

I'm a jeans and tshirt person, but I do fix my hair (always up) and put some make up on. I just ordered more tshirts with my logo on them, and now have enough to get me through a week. Vistaprint here too ( love them ) I also got some pens (lots of daycare parents 'steal' mine on accident while writing checks) and a window decal for my front door. I'm addicted to vistaprint, but I blame my super cute logo!