So both babies will start daycare in less than a month. It's most likely going to be a combo of in home 1 day a week ( our current babysitter) and a daycare center 3 days a week.
I'm trying to make sure I have everything ready. I know a lot depends on center preference and I'm sure im over thinking this.
1. Do I leave the diaper bag there? What if they are in separate rooms, should I bring 2 bags?
2. I'll be pumping and packing milk. Do I put it in individual bottles, or did you keep it in bags/storage containers and let them fill bottles?
3. What are some necessities? Favorite things that make it easier?
4. I'm hoping they will go with cloth diapering but if not, did you put diapers in the bag, or bring a bunch periodically?
5. Anyone have kids with diet restrictions? They will accommodate Qs dairy allergy but I'm still nervous about it.
Can you tell I'm anxious about it??
Q has a lunch box that I pack for days he goes to the babysitter.
So both babies will start daycare in less than a month. It's most likely going to be a combo of in home 1 day a week ( our current babysitter) and a daycare center 3 days a week.
I'm trying to make sure I have everything ready. I know a lot depends on center preference and I'm sure im over thinking this.
1. Do I leave the diaper bag there? What if they are in separate rooms, should I bring 2 bags?
2. I'll be pumping and packing milk. Do I put it in individual bottles, or did you keep it in bags/storage containers and let them fill bottles?
3. What are some necessities? Favorite things that make it easier?
4. I'm hoping they will go with cloth diapering but if not, did you put diapers in the bag, or bring a bunch periodically?
5. Anyone have kids with diet restrictions? They will accommodate Qs dairy allergy but I'm still nervous about it.
Can you tell I'm anxious about it??
Q has a lunch box that I pack for days he goes to the babysitter.
1. We left the diaper bag while DD was in the infant room. Once she moved out, we moved up to a back pack for her, so I'd go back pack for Q that he can carry and diaper bag for P. Monday's the bags are fullest because we take the sheets and blankets in and they come home Friday afternoon. Tuesday-Friday they're lighter because it's just sippys for the day and breakfast or lunch. Changes of clothes stay at school too and are only replaced if they're needed.
2. Put the milk in bottles for each day. If they're ok with keeping some extra frozen there in case she needs more, keep that in a bag.
3. Our DC limits what the kids can bring as far as "favorites." A blanket for nap time for non infants (no blankets aloud in the infant cribs) and pacis.
4. We send in a pack of diapers and wipes for each. They let us know when they're getting low and need to be re-stocked. We don't so cloth, so that's presumably different.
5. No restrictions here, but there a definitely kids that do. Each one has a cubby and the ones with restrictions have stickers on the cubbies as reminders for the teachers.
Post by littlemissmarla on Jan 13, 2016 21:00:07 GMT -5
DD was never in daycare but I can give you the perspective from working in one.
1. In the center, in theory in P's room you would leave diapers/wipes/change of clothes and those would stay there. You would not be bringing that stuff home, same for Q - most parents would bring a pack of diapers/few packs of wipes labeled and then they would replace or the teachers would let you know when you are running low. So if you wanted to bring one diaper bag and just make sure to have enough stuff that you will need between drop off and when you get home, then you could leave it in whichever room.
2. I would check with them to see if they have a policy on how they would like you to bring the breastmilk but from my experience when it comes to breastmilk the bottles were usually made already.
3. Necessities for P: anything that would keep her happy in the crib, crib mirror, mobile, small toys, blankets - make sure you have diaper cream or whatever you would use. Q: snacks that you know he will eat for sure just in case, extra clothes, possibly a small toy or something of his to distract him if he gets upset.
4. SORRY! I didn't see you were doing cloth, I can't imagine they wouldn't accommodate you, but for cloth I would make sure to have a few extra there and a wet bag that they can put the diapers back into. Not totally sure all the parts of the cloth diaper but i'd also make sure if they aren't familiar with it that you give them a demo.
5. Diet restrictions should be taken very seriously, at my old center they would have an allergy alert paper posted in each classroom with the child's picture and what they are allergic to aka DO NOT GIVE..So I would double check their policies and see how they ensure that any staff coming into Q's room or contact with him would be informed about his restriction .
So both babies will start daycare in less than a month. It's most likely going to be a combo of in home 1 day a week ( our current babysitter) and a daycare center 3 days a week.
I'm trying to make sure I have everything ready. I know a lot depends on center preference and I'm sure im over thinking this.
1. Do I leave the diaper bag there? What if they are in separate rooms, should I bring 2 bags?
2. I'll be pumping and packing milk. Do I put it in individual bottles, or did you keep it in bags/storage containers and let them fill bottles?
3. What are some necessities? Favorite things that make it easier?
4. I'm hoping they will go with cloth diapering but if not, did you put diapers in the bag, or bring a bunch periodically?
5. Anyone have kids with diet restrictions? They will accommodate Qs dairy allergy but I'm still nervous about it.
Can you tell I'm anxious about it??
Q has a lunch box that I pack for days he goes to the babysitter.
We use an in home daycare so I am sure it will vary.
1. DD has a bag there with a change of clothes that I change out whenever she changes sizes that stays there. - I would ask them what they prefer one or two bags and if you can just leave stuff there. Maybe a backpack for Q so he can wear it and make it easier on you. 2. I usually just put the milk into bottles but sent bags before. 3. Dd has to have her jellycat with her everyday and her paci and that is it. 4. Diapers - I bring diapers and wipes in and she tells me when she is running low. 5. Diet restrictions - nothing allergy related but we do organic milk so I sent her 2 sippys of milk, and organic yogurt (We aren't strictly organic but I lean more on that side with diary products) and she doesn't always eat enough regular food so I send a container of baby food. DCP provides anything else she will eat.
I'm sure the center can tell you what people normally do. I like the ideas of having a backpack for Q, and then leaving the diaper bag for P.
For our cloth diapers, we have a wet/dry bag like this that we take every morning (stocked with cleans), and bring home every afternoon (full of wet/dirties) (we have a couple for laundry purposes). We also throw changes of clothes, etc. in there.
Thanks for all your help everyone!! One last question: how do you get everyone out the door? Do you wake up and get ready before the kids are up??
Yep. I get myself ready, get the kid's stuff ready (bags packed, etc) and then get the kids. I get DS up first because he takes a little longer to get moving, plus I can leave him to his own devices while I get DD ready. When she was little and still nursing, though, I would get her up first after getting myself ready so we could have time to nurse without being interrupted by DS because after she was ready then I could put her in the swing or bouncy seat while I got DS ready. My kids eat breakfast at school, so I get them up around 6 and try to get out the door around 6:30 so we can be at school and work between 7 and 7:30. DH went into work later, so he would get up around when I was heading to the kitchen and then help either pack lunches or getting a kid ready, and then get himself ready after we left.
Thanks for all your help everyone!! One last question: how do you get everyone out the door? Do you wake up and get ready before the kids are up??
I agree with what everyone has said re: what to pack etc.
I make sure that I am up and 100% ready to go out the door before C wakes up. My bag is packed, travel mug is filled. Etc and her daycare form is all filled out (our center has us fill out a sheet every day). Then when she wakes up I just have to dress her and give her a quick breakfast. I typically even lay her clothes out the night before because otherwise I over think it and waste 5mins picking out her clothes.
I just get up extra early to make sure E and I are both ready. In theory H is supposed to help, but he usually pushes snooze, takes 30 minutes on the crapper, then showers. (It was sweet vengeance last week when he had to get E ready for 4 of the days.) With 2, if there's any way your H could help, I'd def recommend that. When we have #2, I'm going to have to put my foot down and assign a kid to H (probably E.)
Thanks for all your help everyone!! One last question: how do you get everyone out the door? Do you wake up and get ready before the kids are up??
I make sure her bag is all ready the night before and then in the morning I get myself ready, throw a new sippy in her bag (I bring one every day for her), and then wake her up get her ready last so there isn't anything else for me to do. I totally haven't figured out what I'm going to do when I have 2 to deal with, though!
The two scramble out of the car scares me. How do I bring her infant carrier, bags and Q? It's going to be a interesting start I think. I know eventually we will get a rhythm but right now it gives me so much anxiety.
Worst case go back for the bags after they are dropped off and leave them outside the classroom doors. You will def get into a routine and it will get easier each day!
The two scramble out of the car scares me. How do I bring her infant carrier, bags and Q? It's going to be a interesting start I think. I know eventually we will get a rhythm but right now it gives me so much anxiety.
Get a snap and go base thingy for P. You can just put stuff in the bottom of that stroller-- put the car seat in the stroller base, push P, carry Q or hold his hand while he walks. I found one for like $15 at a consignment store and it's the only way I could get both kids, a diaper bag, and sometimes a cup of coffee to and from the van.
I was thinking about he scramble out of the car and what I did when DD was little. I always parked next to the sidewalk so I would get DS out first and have him wait for me on the sidewalk where I could see him while getting DD (in her carrier) out. Hold his hand walking in, get DD out of her carrier and drop her off in her room, but only her and telling the teacher I'd be back. Then take DS and drop him and his stuff off and back to DD's room to drop her stuff and update the teacher on anything.
I was thinking about he scramble out of the car and what I did when DD was little. I always parked next to the sidewalk so I would get DS out first and have him wait for me on the sidewalk where I could see him while getting DD (in her carrier) out. Hold his hand walking in, get DD out of her carrier and drop her off in her room, but only her and telling the teacher I'd be back. Then take DS and drop him and his stuff off and back to DD's room to drop her stuff and update the teacher on anything.
Thanks, that's helpful. My concern is that Q isn't old enough to understand "stand there". He will run.
Post by jnnfrrose6 on Jan 24, 2016 13:27:50 GMT -5
Lola, that definitely crossed my mind. DS was about 6 months older and he had been walking in instead of me carrying him before DD was born because I physically couldn't, but any time there's no sidewalk, I just had him stand next to me between myself and the door while I got DD out. I kind of pinned him in so he couldn't run.
I only have 1 kiddo so I can't offer too much advise except this: Don't over pack. Just bring the essentials for daycare. Only think I bring daily is 4 sippy cups. I bring her blanket on Mondays and bring it home on Friday. I bring diapers/wipes/extra clothes when teachers say they need them. I walk in with my LO and her bag of sippies and that is it.
Also, when we leave daycare in the afternoons, while I get the car unlocked and her bag in the car, I tell her to touch the tire. She has to stand there and touch the tire on my car until I am ready for her to get in the car seat. She listens (so far) and stays put rather then running around the parking lot. Worth a shot?
I only have 1 kiddo so I can't offer too much advise except this: Don't over pack. Just bring the essentials for daycare. Only think I bring daily is 4 sippy cups. I bring her blanket on Mondays and bring it home on Friday. I bring diapers/wipes/extra clothes when teachers say they need them. I walk in with my LO and her bag of sippies and that is it.
Also, when we leave daycare in the afternoons, while I get the car unlocked and her bag in the car, I tell her to touch the tire. She has to stand there and touch the tire on my car until I am ready for her to get in the car seat. She listens (so far) and stays put rather then running around the parking lot. Worth a shot?
I've also heard of putting a magnet on the car and telling the toddler that they have to touch it until mom/dad is ready to put them in the car.
I was thinking about he scramble out of the car and what I did when DD was little. I always parked next to the sidewalk so I would get DS out first and have him wait for me on the sidewalk where I could see him while getting DD (in her carrier) out. Hold his hand walking in, get DD out of her carrier and drop her off in her room, but only her and telling the teacher I'd be back. Then take DS and drop him and his stuff off and back to DD's room to drop her stuff and update the teacher on anything.
Thanks, that's helpful. My concern is that Q isn't old enough to understand "stand there". He will run.
I always take Cy out first, in his car seat, and then take Junie out. He can't run, and he's fine just sitting in his seat right at my feet while I deal with J. I usually keep her in her seat buckled in as long as I can while I get out the stroller, bags, Cy, etc. Control the chaos!
LO is starting 2 days/week at a preschool/daycare at the end of the month. I'm lost on her food situation. I know they do snacks, but we have to actually pack her a lunch (for her current babysitter, we just send a weeks worth of food on Monday and she figures it out). She also eats breakfast at her babysitter's house right now, so that will be a change, too.
Looking for recommendations specifically for: What you pack for a daycare lunch for your kiddo (bonus points if you have containers you recommend) Make ahead, not messy breakfast ideas
I send really simple food for lunch. It's either leftovers of what we had for dinner (pasta, meatballs, meatloaf, type stuff), or pb&j cut into pieces. Plus, cut up fruit or a fruit cup (like pears). I send it in a plastic Tupperware type container that has different sections.
LO is starting 2 days/week at a preschool/daycare at the end of the month. I'm lost on her food situation. I know they do snacks, but we have to actually pack her a lunch (for her current babysitter, we just send a weeks worth of food on Monday and she figures it out). She also eats breakfast at her babysitter's house right now, so that will be a change, too.
Looking for recommendations specifically for: What you pack for a daycare lunch for your kiddo (bonus points if you have containers you recommend) Make ahead, not messy breakfast ideas
We are getting ready to transition to a daycare where we will have to provide lunch, so I have been doing a lot of research on this... I found this Blog 100 Days of Real Food and the writer has some awesome ideas about lunches.
I'm starting to think of it as Protein, Fruits and Veggies and a Treat (sweet or carbohydrate)... Here are some of my starting list of ideas:
LO is starting 2 days/week at a preschool/daycare at the end of the month. I'm lost on her food situation. I know they do snacks, but we have to actually pack her a lunch (for her current babysitter, we just send a weeks worth of food on Monday and she figures it out). She also eats breakfast at her babysitter's house right now, so that will be a change, too.
Looking for recommendations specifically for: What you pack for a daycare lunch for your kiddo (bonus points if you have containers you recommend) Make ahead, not messy breakfast ideas
The week between Christmas and New Years was the worst because the catering company at our DC took it off and I had to figure out lunches. Catering is optional at our center and I gladly pay up for it.
For that week, we a mix of leftovers, fruit/veg, cheese, yogurt, and whatever else I could pull together to look respectable. When I've gone in around lunchtime in the past, the kids that bring their lunches seem to mostly have leftovers.
LO is starting 2 days/week at a preschool/daycare at the end of the month. I'm lost on her food situation. I know they do snacks, but we have to actually pack her a lunch (for her current babysitter, we just send a weeks worth of food on Monday and she figures it out). She also eats breakfast at her babysitter's house right now, so that will be a change, too.
Looking for recommendations specifically for: What you pack for a daycare lunch for your kiddo (bonus points if you have containers you recommend) Make ahead, not messy breakfast ideas
The week between Christmas and New Years was the worst because the catering company at our DC took it off and I had to figure out lunches. Catering is optional at our center and I gladly pay up for it.
For that week, we a mix of leftovers, fruit/veg, cheese, yogurt, and whatever else I could pull together to look respectable. When I've gone in around lunchtime in the past, the kids that bring their lunches seem to mostly have leftovers.
What yogurts did you send? She's a mess with self feeding yogurt, but it's also a major staple food for her!
The week between Christmas and New Years was the worst because the catering company at our DC took it off and I had to figure out lunches. Catering is optional at our center and I gladly pay up for it.
For that week, we a mix of leftovers, fruit/veg, cheese, yogurt, and whatever else I could pull together to look respectable. When I've gone in around lunchtime in the past, the kids that bring their lunches seem to mostly have leftovers.
What yogurts did you send? She's a mess with self feeding yogurt, but it's also a major staple food for her!
I just put vanilla yogurt in a small container and add some fresh fruit. It's a regular breakfast I send in too (we do send in breakfast everyday because of how early they go in). As far as I know, they just help ones who still need some help with spoons, though she's getting very independent about her food now and doesn't want anyone touching it, even if it's to cut it up into smaller bites, so she's using the spoons fairly successfully at this point.
The week between Christmas and New Years was the worst because the catering company at our DC took it off and I had to figure out lunches. Catering is optional at our center and I gladly pay up for it.
For that week, we a mix of leftovers, fruit/veg, cheese, yogurt, and whatever else I could pull together to look respectable. When I've gone in around lunchtime in the past, the kids that bring their lunches seem to mostly have leftovers.
What yogurts did you send? She's a mess with self feeding yogurt, but it's also a major staple food for her!
There are a few brands that they sell in a tube. My daycare kids bring it. It's pretty neat for them in general but sometimes they bring it frozen and that is minimally messy.
What yogurts did you send? She's a mess with self feeding yogurt, but it's also a major staple food for her!
There are a few brands that they sell in a tube. My daycare kids bring it. It's pretty neat for them in general but sometimes they bring it frozen and that is minimally messy.
LO still eats plain yogurt, and as far as I can tell, its impossible to find in tubes. I've done some pouches of it, but they aren't great for freezing/thawing.
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