Nick used to go to daycare 2x per week when i was expecting Ryan, i always sent him with a couple of changes of old clothes and cheap shoes
The problem we had with sending our own huggies nappies though were they would use their cheap ones on him, which gave him a rash, an keep the huggies
I would send 4/5 huggies and not get any back, he was only there for 3/4 hours and i knew he didn't go through that many nappies, so just be very careful
I went there today to find out what goes on and to get Maggie used to the place. They suggest atleast 3 changes of clothes and that we leave a hat there. So off to the op shop I think. They supply sippy cups, bibs etc. So it is really just the clothes and shoes I need.
Wow, everyone seems to have such different experiences. At Jack's daycare they supply the nappies and we have had no problems. I send him in his normal clothes (with 2 spare sets that he rarely needs but occassionally does). He wears his one pair of expensive shoes and they have never gotten lost. The girls are very good at knowing who comes with what and we haven't lost a thing. Also, when they paint and stuff, they supply T-shirts for that (which are washed after every use) so our clothes have never been damaged.
With regard to labels, we bought a label maker that prints labels on plastic for cups etc and also iron-on ones for clothes. This is a bigger one off expensive but seems to pay for itself fairly quickly as we go through a lot of labels. We can of course also use it for other things too - like I sent food to a friend who had a very premmie baby and used the labels to name the containers (so she knew who to give them back to) and also with what was in them.
Good luck. Jack loves day care, I hope your lo does too!
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