Why do daycares make you bring communal supplies?

[Anonymous]

I'd rather they just charge us what they need to in order to purchase the supplies they need. Having to organize a bunch of communal supplies in addition to my babies supplies is annoying. What is the benefit to making parents supply lysol wipes and tissues instead of just charging an extra $30 per month?

[Anonymous]

Two kids at various care situations and the only thing I"ve ever brought is diapes and wipes.

[Anonymous]

They're getting you ready for all the ridiculous demands schools will make of you in the coming years! Pretty soon you'll look back fondly on the days when all you had to supply your kid was some tissues and wipes. It gets even worse when they start selling crap for their school fundraisers, sports teams and extracurriculars.

Ugh. It does NOT get better.

[Anonymous]

Where is this daycare? Mine doesn't ask for anything and they better not since we are paying $100 a day!!

[Anonymous]

Are you sure they're communal? We send in diapers and wipes for our own kids. I have seen them labeled. Kids only come home wearing someone else's diaper (clean, obviously ) if we didn't replenish ours in time. And the teachers usually apologize when it happens even though it's not their fault.

[Anonymous]

The only things we have ever been asked to provide are individual items - diapers, wipes, lotion, change of clothes, food, etc. I would not appreciate having to bring in other things like cleaning supplies!

[Anonymous]

We don't bring anything. Daycare provides diapers, wipes, formula (if needed), baby food, hot lunch, sheets, etc. All we bring is bottles & extra clothes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather they just charge us what they need to in order to purchase the supplies they need. Having to organize a bunch of communal supplies in addition to my babies supplies is annoying. What is the benefit to making parents supply lysol wipes and tissues instead of just charging an extra $30 per month?

I would agree with you that having to bring in lysol, tissues, etc. is frustrating. However...... many parents would hate to see that tuition bill be higher by $30.00 so the childcare center is clearly trying to serve everyone's needs. But lysol, tissues, etc is expensive (don't get me started on how many paper towels a center goes through with all that handwashing we do!).

Most centers don't have parents do this, by the way - most charge a high fee and then have parents bring all supplies in for their OWN baby but not for the school. And the school provides paper towels, toilet paper, cleansers, soap, etc.