What should I expect out of my daycare?

#1 We have to wash and sanitize our hands and our children's hand upon entry. This was never a rule before and it to me is unnecessary. ........... be grateful, this is a little out of ordinary but with things like MRSA and STAFF infections running around day cares, the more hand washing the better, you do not want your child getting one of these very serious infections, perhaps the new lady has seen this first hand and wants to be extra careful in the future. #2 We are charged stat days. This was also never a rule before. ...... sound bogus to me, i'd be annoyed with that too. #3 Car running ..... fair enough, you don't want a kid jumping in a car and then driving off etc.

To me the poop clothes at a daycare center. The centers I have been to clean the clothes then put them in a bag. My center my little man goes to now in Australia wash their hands before their meals. And we get charge a full day not the hours they go.

Wow they are a little overstepping boundaries heres.. My daughter has been in daycare since she was 1 and shes now over 2. The sanitizing hands is total crap i'm sorry but if they want clean hands they can have my daughter wash her hands with soap and water when she enters - at our daycare they wash hands all the time anyways - after diaper changes and before every meal/snack and when they come in from playing outside) I would tell them to forget it as far as putting chemical sanitizer on her hands when we enter I just don't see their reasoning there.. and I wouldn't do it. The car running this is also ridicules.. really what you do with your car is Your business. I'd say 50-60% of parents at our daycare leave theirs running.. I don't but that's because I have a brand new expensive car I don't want stolen but everyone else does and it doesn't bother me.. it's not their business what you do outside their daycare. My daycare does put dirty clothing in bags - and I hate to open them up and see the surprise she left me haha! But they rinse out the dirty clothing under water and add spray and wash to the clothing before putting in the bag (they don't really have to it's not something that I require but I sure do appreciate it!) As far as payments you pay whether it's a holiday or not but since my daughter goes only 3 days a week Mon, Wed, and Fri I usually ask that if the holiday runs on a day she normally attends that they allow her to come on the following Tues or Thurs. They do not give refunds or anything for holidays but it makes up for it letting me bring her alternate days - I mean I paid for it she needs to be attending.

I would say that hand-washing/sanitizing is good for everyone and will prevent illness. Perhaps a minor annoyance, but a good habit to keep up IMO. Perhaps ask why the change in pricing for stat holidays. Is the daycare open during those days? re: potty training, this is a drag but it depends on how many caregivers there are per kid. They can't be washing out undies when there are other priorities, unfortunately. One thing you can do is, as soon as you get home give everything a rinse, and dump in a sink of hot water with an enzymatic stain remover like OxyClean. Keep in mind that the potty training thing should only last a few weeks anyway, so this will pass. The good news is, his soiling is being monitored and he is being changed into fresh clothes. I hope this helps - if your son is happy and excited to go to daycare, then that is the main thing. If he starts to act withdrawn and sad, then I would start worrying.