Wow. My kids have been in daycare (different ones too) since they were both 3 months of age.

NEVER have I had anyone shove formula into their bags, and even as a formula feeding mother I would be peeved at the insinuation that toddler formula is necessary!!!! Maybe - MAYBE - if you had been talking to the carers about your child that ate absolutely nothing and was getting sick through lack of vitamins, and mentioned a paed thought it might have been a good idea to start on toddler formula - then, and only then, I might think it appropriate.