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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is somewhat similar to the previous poster's question about a quilt in a crib. I am a FTM in DC and have toured more than licensed 10 centers so far looking for infant care. I am very familiar with the guidelines centers should be following to prevent SIDS--no crib bumpers, soft toys inside or hanging on the crib, only a fitted sheet, baby in a sleep sack, no blankets in the crib, and baby placed on back to sleep (and I know older infants may flip over during sleep which is ok). I know NAEYC Accredited centers require the SIDS policy, but I do not know what DC licensing requires.

So all that said, I was shocked to see in at least half the centers I toured there was stuff in the crib. Either soft toys in or attached to empty cribs, or boppies, or most common, sleeping babies with loose blankets in cribs (not tucked around them) sleeping face down. Now I get that older babies may have flipped, but I saw blankets in a little less than half the centers. When I asked about their SIDS policy, they all said they had them. When I asked about the blankets,
I got different reactions. Some centers said their parents had to sign a waiver to have a blanket for their baby. Another center director went over to talk to her staff about it (awkward). Another said older infants could have them.

So I'm trying to figure out--is this a big deal? I also saw in a few programs babies propped up on boppies feeding themselves bottles, which I was not sure about either. I am not trying to be neurotic but I don't want to send our baby somewhere unsafe.
Should I be concerned about these things?[/quote]

It may be the babies sleep at home on their tummy, and parents stipulated they sleep that way there. Pretty difficult to force a baby to sleep on their back if they haven't done that.  Hard to say in this situation, but I do know many  are ok with tummy sleeping.

You have to do what you are comfortable with. Continue to talk to directors, or look into a nanny or home daycare.[/quote]

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