Saving Time In Morning! Do You Dress Your Kid At Night For His Daycare?

[Heidi]

My kids are all very little. They sleep in long johns in the winter, and wear them all day the next day.

In the summer, they sleep in undies, and then get stuffed into shorts before they wake up.

I would not mind at all if my kids always wore jammies... whatever is comfortable. I won't change all of their clothes for them. But, I don't mind what they wear.

since most kids get baths at night, they'd be clean when they got in those clothes. I don't see a problem, either, unless they are also wet.

OP-How old are your children?

Like Blackcat said, no matter what we say, I would talk to your provider. Maybe you can bring them in jammies. If I had kids arrive that early, they'd go right back to bed for an hour. I wouldn't even WANT them wide awake.

[LK5kids]

Years ago I had a mom who had to bring her kids @ 5:30 am. She would put them in clean sweatshirt and sweatpants each night and that is what they slept in and then came to my house dressed in.

These kids were potty trained.

I thought it was a great idea!

[saved4always]

I don't see anything wrong with dressing them in comfy pants and a shirt at night and for them to wear the same clothes to daycare in the morning. But, you should always change them out of the nightime diaper and, if the clothing is stinky in the morning, you should change that, too. I used to work outside my home when my kids were little. I know any shortcut can mean the difference between running on time or being late every morning. It would also be a good idea to get everything possible ready the night before: breakfast foods as ready as possible, table set, bags packed, etc.

To be honest, there where times back when I did daycare in my home that I showered in the evening, put on my yoga pants and tshirt to sleep in and, if I hit the snooze too many times, I rolled out of bed, put on a bra, brushed my teeth, and answered my door to the first family to arrive. Those kind of clothes look the same if you just put them on or if you sleep in them. None of my parents even paid attention to what I was wearing. Especially at 6:40 a.m.

[crazydaycarelady]

It sounds to me like she is trying to avoid a fight in the morning. Better to start the day off right I think. I'd just dress them the night before. First I'd ask the provider if you can bring them in jammies and have her change them. I have a few that do this and I don't mind a bit.

[KnoxMom]

How old are your children and are they potty trained? I have a 2 yr old and 3 yr old and have never considered this an option except on a designated Pajama Day. We take baths at 7:30 PM, do story time and try to be down by 8 PM. I'm concerned that the fussy behavior in the morning is reflective of not having enough sleep. My kids wake up like clockwork around 6:00 AM. I would suggest setting a consistent routing so there are no surprises in the morning. I'm not sure how your little ones are, but I know when mine wake up they could use a little freshening up :: I lay their clothes out the night before on the floor in the order they put them on. When we wake up, we send them to the potty, use baby wipes and lotion to freshen them up and then send them separately into their rooms to get dressed. By the time we get ourselves ready, we are able to come back and help them with their last pieces (backward shirts, inside out socks, etc.) and brush teeth. I think with a little discipline and a clear idea of what comes next, your little troopers can be much more helpful than you think ;-)

[kimmills]

Congratulations, you are awesome. I am not a morning person, and it takes me 30 mins to open my eyes, much less dress kids.
It would also depend on age, self help skills, whether they are morning people (the kiddos), so many other things. I have one mom that gets up an hour early and she only has ONE to try to dress.

Same here, finally I found someone like me. :P But yes, to get my kids ready I get up early in the morning.

I prefer my kids to go neat and clean with clean ironed clothes, and for this I have to sacrifice my sleep.

[Unregistered]

There are so many other hills to die on. If your kid is in comfy clothes ( I would not let a child sleep in jeans), who really cares?
Assuming you get a clean diaper on the child, they don't smell like urine and they don't show up soaked, I wouldn't have a problem with it.
One child might only take 5 mins...though honestly, I haven't met one you could change and dress in 5 mins. If you have 3 or 4 kids to get ready, you are looking at an hour at best.

I agree with this! I don't let my kids sleep in jeans either, but have let them dress the night before in comfortable type clothes. They don't pee anymore, so I never saw a big deal, especially since they are bathed each night before bed. It REALLY helps when you have kindergartners who are grouchy and drag in the am. to get ready. I have 4 kids and mine take up to 30 minutes to get dressed, brush teeth & hair and potty. That is when they WANT to. If they're tired or grumpy, forget it!

[Rachel]

My friend used to do that. She had 3 or 4 littles to dress in the morning.

My son is in my daycare, but I often don't get around to changing his clothes until the mid morning. He never smells like urine, his diaper isn't full / doesn't leak. Obviously if the diaper leaks I change him, but you would never know he slept in his clothes unless I told you (he's almost 11 months old).