Parents with kids in childcare setting...

mummy2girls wrote: I am curious about something. I have thinking fo doing this for some time but i want to know how you as parents feel... I was thinking of providing a cloth diaper service to kids that are not potty trained. I have looked into pricing here near me and its not that bad. they pick up the dirty ones and deliver the clean ones for you. that way parents can save on bringing diapers here. So as a parents how would you feel? I would of course seperate the diapers so no sharing between kids so each child will have thier own area in teh bathroom where the diapers are kept...

Boys r us replied: As of right now, do the diapered kids parents provide the diapers or do you?

I can't see why any parents would have problems with their child being cd'd. As a parent, my big concern would be that they were changed frequently since obviously there aren't any of the absorbancy lock stuff like in the disposable ones. I think you would need to be extra vigilant to do that especially in the beginning b/c parents who aren't 100% sold on it might be looking for any signs of diaper rash etc.

Why are you thinking of the change? Just out of curiousoity?

mummy2girls replied:
well when jenna was in her last daycare before i opened my dayhome they provided that and i LOVED it!!!! so i thought it would be nice to do the same here:)

Boys r us replied: Cool! I'm sure you'll run into both parents who think it's great and also parents who maybe aren't completely sold on it..but I can't imagine you'd have anyone NOT want you to do it!

Boo&BugsMom replied: Just answering from when Tanner was in daycare. I personally wouldn't want to be taking them home and laundering them myself. That is one reason I don't cloth diaper. If it were saving me the time to do it myself, then I'd be all for it. But being I'd have to take them home, wash them, then bring them back...I wouldn't care for that. That is just me though. We were so pressed for time as it was when we were both working full time and Tanner was in daycare I barely had time to even do a load of laundry each week. Also, I am not so great at remembering to bring things. Now, if the provider wanted to use them and launder them...then I think that would be great.

Jackie012007 replied:
the only thing with this is - the cloth diapering service cleans all the diapers, so they will actually be mixed together. It's not a bad thing, they sanitize them and all, but if you tell the parents their kids will have seperate diapers just for them, that is false. All the diapers cleaned are thrown back into a pile and redistributed and reused.

Also, I have found that cloth diapers are WAY more absorbant than regular diapers. I am a freak about changing Carly anyways, and the instant I feel wetness, she gets changed - but I haven't had any leaks since I switched, where as with disposible diapers, I had tons of leaks and blowouts!

I think it's a neat idea if the parents are receptive!

Boo&BugsMom replied: Ok...I'm confused. Will the parents wash them or will a service be provided to have them washed? I read it as "they", meaning the parents, will have to take them home and wash them. But...you're actually saying that "they", meaning the diaper service will pick them up and wash them? If that is the case then I'd be just fine with it! You can always mark the diapers with initials or something so they don't get used by other children.

bawoodsmall replied: Would the expense be the parents and is it actually cheaper than disposable diapers? if so then I would prob do it. I hate to say it but I would not be willing to spend more. The money may not be there for some of the parents.

mummy2girls replied:
no no no no.... the service here is i pay the service and the diaper company do the picking up lauder them and bring back. i wouldnt have to do any of that at all. and the parents would not have to do thier childrens...

mummy2girls replied:
no i pay not the parents at all.. saves them money

moped replied: Don't parents provide the diapers if their kids are in them?
Why fork out $$ if they bring the diapers for the kids?
KWIM?

Hillbilly Housewife replied: can't hurt to ask them how they'd feel about it...