Regarding nappies: you'll find that some centres have specific times to change nappies and will change your child's nappy even though it might only be slightly wet... this is why they go through a lot more nappies in daycare than they would at home where you can change them when they need it. Most centres have a whiteboard where they document nappy changes so this might help you keep track. When I worked in a creche some parents would constantly forget to supply enough nappies so we would be forced to use another child's... we'd try to keep track but some staff weren't as diligent. My advice would be to find the cheapest nappy that suits your child and supply that. Huggies are great and very absorbant but you'll be wasting your money with the frequent nappy changes in daycare and taking the risk that staff will use your nappies for other children... although you could try writing the child's name on each nappy! That sometimes acts as a deterent. I can see both sides though... parents shouldn't have to deal with "stolen" nappies but then staff often have no choice if their centre won't supply "emergency" ones. I'd recommend Aldi brand nappies: very cheap, very absorbant and i've never heard of any bad skin reactions. Good luck!