Does Anyone NOT Use Cubbies at the Entryway?

[MARSTELAC]

I want to do away with my cubbies. I want to reclaim my front closet (where the cubbies are) for my own family items. I have room elsewhere in the home (off limits to daycare parents) where I can put the back-up clothes. My entryway is quite small but has plenty of hooks for coats and room for shoes (I do not allow shoes in my home).

The other reason I want to remove the cubbies is that they seem to be a source of drama for several parents/kids. Last week someone had food in theirs (I didn't know about it) and one of the kids took it out and almost got it all over my carpet.

I do not allow food from home. I cannot stand the drama. Just wondering if anyone else has NO cubbies? I don't even want bags from home, just school backpacks and ONLY if the child is a school-ager.

Thoughts? What is your entryway like?

[sharlan]

I don't have anything at my doorway. I have coat hooks in my playroom for the kids jackets and backpacks. I keep diapers, wipes, and spare clothes in a plastic 3 drawer container in my family room.

[jojosmommy]

I have a set of 6 hooks right when you walk in and behind the door a small bench for dressing/undressing. I have a TINY entryway so coats are hung, backpacks are on the bench or on the floor behind the door and everything else is put away. All extra clothes are downstairs. In the winter I hang two baskets from ikea on the hooks and mittens/hats go in there and coats can still be hung over them.

At the end of the day my entryway looks just like anyone elses.

[MARSTELAC]

Cubbies

for back-up change of clothes...do you require just of infants/toddlers (in diapers or training)? I really don't think we need extras here for school-agers and those who are fully potty trained....

I was thinking of just grabbing some things from a garage sale to keep as back-up...it's just that I have families leaving tons of things here.

Thanks providers!!!

[JenNJ]

I don't. Kids leave their shoes in the foyer and I keep cubbies in my walk in closet in the daycare room. You wouldn't know I have a daycare unless you go in there.

[bgmeyers]

I just have hooks in the play area. I don't want them leaving a bunch of junk here. I have storage elsewhere for diapers, wipes and a change of clothes. They arent to bring anything unless I ask for it, like refills on diapers.

[nannyde]

No cubbies

The only thing that comes back and forth is the kid and their outer clothing. I just pop their shoes into their coat sleeves and put them on a table downstairs. In the summer it's just shoes.

[KEG123]

My parents have a need to bring the diaper bag. Not sure why, as I already have diapers, wipes and change of clothes here... but whatever. The bags sit in my kitchen, and shoes by the front door. (or on the steps if the kids are in the mood to play with them in bring them into the main living space)

[lil angels]

I don't have them either I just have hooks for coats and they also take their shoes off there also. My cubbies for them are down stairs when people come in with things they sit on my counter till the end of the day and everything goes right back home with them.

[youretooloud]

No cubbies anywhere. I confiscate shoes and put them all in a bucket on the kitchen counter, and they all bring a large bag of diapers and anything they need on a daily basis once a month or so.

If I leave the shoes where they can get to them, I'll never be able to find them at the end of the day.

[morgan24]

I just have a kids size coat rack and a rug by the door for their shoes. I put the coat rack in the coat closet at the end of the day.

[MamaBear]

I dont

I dont have cubbies or anything in the doorway. Just coat hooks for their jackets. Nobody really brings things to store during the day, other than coats.

[mrsp'slilpeeps]

I dont have cubbies in my foyer. I put the kids shoes on my boot mats at the front door, their jackets in the front closet, I have cubbies in my basement (dayhome) for the diapers, wipes ,and spare clothes. I do allow the younger kids to wear shoes upstairs, because my hardwood floors are slippery and we all know how the toddlers love to run everywhere!

[SilverSabre25]

No cubbies, just coat hooks by the door. Everyone's coats, even my family's, get stashed on the coat hooks. Shoes are left under the coats, and everything else that needs kept here is in plastic bins on the changing table.

[JenNJ]

Just to clarify, the cubbies are for my use. I keep the children's spare clothes, diapers/pull ups, and sunscreen/bugspray in there. Parents only bring kids in my door.