- Child Care Services
- What to Bring
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Items to Bring to the Employee Child Care Centers
All clothing items, once used or soiled, will be placed in a plastic bag to be taken home and washed, daily. It is the parents' responsibility to provide extra clothing that fits and is seasonally appropriate.
All infant bottles and containers, once used, will be placed in a plastic bag to be taken home and washed daily. Toddler rooms will keep sippy cups at the center to be washed and sanitized for daily use.
All bedding used during nap time will be sent home at the end of the week to be washed and returned the following week.
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Belongings
Please label all belongings with first and last name. Plan on bringing the following items and replenish as needed: diapers, rash cream (optional), ten bibs, five burp cloths, three or four changes of clothing, and two footed pajamas. Per state licensing, sleep sacks are not permitted.
The item, once used or soiled, will be placed in a plastic bag to be taken home and washed.
Bottles
State licensing requires all bottles to be labeled with the child's first and last name and the date. The parent/guardian is also required to provide a written feeding schedule that is signed and dated.
- Breast milk that is to be given that day must be brought in a bottle and not frozen in a bag.
- Extra feedings of breast milk may be brought in a bag frozen.
- Formula must be provided by the parent and pre-measured in a divided container.
- A bottle containing water for the formula must be pre-measured by the parent.
- Caregivers may only add the pre-measured formula to the pre-measured water and mix for preparation.
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Belongings
- a nap mat or blanket and small pillow
- one stuffed animal or other comfort toy for nap
- two complete changes of seasonally-appropriate clothing, including socks, shoes and underwear (labeled)
- closed-toed shoes are recommended
- seasonally-appropriate outerwear such as coats, sweaters and sweatshirts (labeled)
- five old shirts or smocks for use with lunch and/or art activities (labeled)
- one sippy cup for water to be offered throughout the day and one sippy cup for milk, provided with lunch (labeled)
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Belongings
- Nap mat or blanket and small pillow* (not a bed-size pillow, please)
- One stuffed animal, doll, or other “security item” for nap
- Two complete change of seasonally-appropriate clothing, including socks, shoes and underwear (labeled)
- Seasonally-appropriate outer-wear such as coats, sweaters and sweatshirts (labeled)
- Five old shirts for lunch & art activities (labeled)
