Parents may wander what exactly they should put into their child’s bag when going to a registered child minder:_

When I was working as a child minder I asked parents to pack an extra set of clothes; in case of an accident ( I also kept a bag of spare clothes that my own children had outgrown for emergencies)

I also expected parents to supply nappies, wipes, nappy cream and sacks.

I liked children to bring a packed lunch , snacks and a drink, but some settings may provide food for a cost. more here

If a baby required bottles. I requested that parents sent them ready mixed.

Some parents liked to send their child with a special toy or comforter for naptime, but I wasn’t overly keen for children to bring their own toys. more here

Different times of the year required suitable outdoor clothing, for example, coats, hats and gloves for winter and sun screen and hats for the warm weather.

I had one parent who would drive to my house, so didn’t feel the need to put a coat on her child, however, when I had to collect another child from nursery the poor boy without a coat would have been cold if it wasn’t for an old coat that my son had grown out of.

Another parent was always forgetting to put sun screen in her daughter’s bag. so I added the cost to her bill, funny that after that she remembered to supply a cheaper brand.

One morning after a child arrived and I looked in her bag to put her bottles in the fridge, I discoverecd a lunchbox and flask. Soon after I recieved a phone call from her worried mother. Her husband had opened his bag at work to see 6 bottles of milk!

The parent simply collected both bags and we swopped them over.

She then bought different coloured bags at the weekend.

As all child minders are different, some may require different things from parents.

Please share any experiences with me

As always questions and comments are welcome..

Until next time.

Karen

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