Mom Drops Him Off Still in Pajamas

[Unregistered]

For me this isn't an issue. In fact, I even list this as an amnity. I tell parent's that they can drop their children off at my daycare in pajamas as long as they provide clean clothes, hairbrush, even toothbrushes and I'll take care of it. It all depends on you as a provider.

My daycare parents like this feature (although only two parents actually bring them in PJ's and that's because they drop off at 6am) because it makes things easier for them. They can get to work and not have to hurry to get them dressed. Once the kids get here they lay down anyway and around 7am I help them dress (they are 3 and 4), but that's just me. If you don't want to hassle with this then just talk to the parent. The newsletter is a great idea but as they stated before, the parent you're trying to reach often doesn't think it's them you're talking about. Talking directly to the parent is better. I find that the parent may not have even thought of this as an issue. Maybe at their last daycare this was the norm. Once you communicate your concerns and the parent still doesn't cooperate then consider telling them that you won't accept their child like this anymore.

[mamajennleigh]

I have a mom who brings both of her littles in pjs in the morning. I only have them two days a week and their regular caregiver lives right next door to them, so they always go to her house in pjs and stay that way until after breakfast. It doesn't really bother me because I know it's what they are used to so I am okay with helping them keep their routine the same at both houses. I usually just line all the littles up and change them assembly-line style LOL!

[momma2girls]

Before I quit to do daycare, we would always dress our little girl!! THere is no way I would have ever expected our daycare provider to dress them!!! That is too much to ask for. We also had her at the daycare by 6:00 am every am. It wasn't easy dressing her at that time, but we did every am!! I have never had a problem with this as I have done daycare for over 5 yrs. now, but I guess there is always a first, like everything else!! LOL!!!!

[Unregistered]

If you're the non-confrontational type (like me), why not just leave him in his pj's for the day, and tell mom you just didn't have the time to get him dressed? It may take several days for her to get it, but it would make the point.

Personally, my day is too busy to get kids dressed in the morning. I really wouldn't have time!

This is exactly what I did. I had a very young mother of a 1-yr old and she would constantly bring him in pj's at like 8:30-9:00 am. She'd say that there's a change of clothes in his bag. He was picked up by 12:00 or 12:30 pm, so I'd just leave him in the pj's. It took about 2-3 weeks for her to catch on, but he's never come in pj's since. To me, it's just the idea. It's laziness on the part of the parent. He's YOUR kid, it's YOUR responsibility to get him dressed for the day. I also hate when someone comes at 8:00 or later and says their kid hasn't had breakfast yet. Ya know what? Get up 30 min earlier and feed your kid breakfast!!!