Comments on: Cloth Diapers at Daycare?

By: Elizabeth Baxter

Elizabeth Baxter — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:46:04 +0000

We use cloth diaper with our daycare provider. It was the first question I asked when I was touring different ones. All of them said they would give it a try. We use gDiapers during the day and thirsties covers and prefolds at night. Once I showed them how to use them they had no problem. I leave a spare wetbag there. (In case I forget it one day) Then I have 2 more that I rotate between. Also one day when I forgot the wet bag they still used the cloth diapers and not my spare disposables. They just used a large plastic bag as a wet bag. It was so nice! When I get home I have to pull them out and take them apart but it’s not so bad.

By: jay

jay — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:23:05 +0000

While looking for a daycare, many told me cd weren’t allowed although I found there are no restrictions in my state. It can be tough.

By: Theresa Ciardella

Theresa Ciardella — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:07:09 +0000

After having 8 kids, I have finally found cloth diapers. I am so excited to use the new all in one cloth. After searching many companies, I almost went with gdiapers because they were readily available at stores. But luckily I found Thirsties, which are made in the next town over from where I live! I love that they are local and made in the USA, plus they are much more affordable than other cloth diapers! Hopefully I will stick with it and not give up!

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:06:41 +0000

Cloth isn’t allowed at any daycares around here except the in-home places… but we figured that *any* cloth diapering we did was an improvement over full-time disposables!

By: Sierra

Sierra — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:46:34 +0000

My son is in undies now but he did cloth at 3 different center daycares over 1.5 years. (we moved and then didn’t like the first one agter move). State Rules don’t make it easy on daycares to use cloth. The first 2 just followed the rules I gave them. The most recently (a place that we LOVE) was newly opened and trying extra hard to meet all the state laws. It was very tough, one state rep would give a different answer than the first — sometime undermining what the first one said. There was a lot left to interpretation. Exactly what we had to bring changed almost daily to meet the requirements – I also had to get a doctors note!

In the end it was the dr’s note combined with a bag in a flip top pail (they provided the pail), and individually wrapped dirty diapers in small wet bags (or plastic bags — but I supplied the wet bags). Also nothing could be reused after soiled — annoying because we used gro via or covers and prefolds – all about reused so I had to buy a few more covers to get by. Luckily my son was 2 so not as many changes in a day. If/when I do it over I will probably buy daycare specific one-use diapers it was too stressful adapting my system and we only did it 3 days a week!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:31:20 +0000

No problem at our home-based daycare. We mostly send Bumgenius Elementals, which they find easier than the prefolds and covers some other kids use. There have been a few “user errors” but nothing major. I never asked, but if the poop is solid they flush it for me. They love my Planetwise hanging wet/dry bag versus the flimsy drawstring bag another family sends!

By: courtney

courtney — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:23:20 +0000

cloth diapers at childcare is a huge concern of mine. I am glad to hear that a lot of people did not have problems with it.

By: esteffani morales

esteffani morales — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:02:07 +0000

I used CD on my daughter 100% of the time. But I had to buy disposables for when my hunny babysat. I was getting pretty annoyed having to spend money on a pack of diapers and whiles when I had made a huge investment on cloth diapers and wipes. So I decided to just refused to keep buying the disposables. And now he’s all over them. He picks the color diaper that matches her outfit of the day. Can’t say how happy I am now.

By: Suz

Suz — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:25:51 +0000

Willingness to use cloth diapers was a prerequisite for daycares for my twins. Luckily, our favorite one was also the only daycare open minded to using cloth diapers on the babies. I take eight CDs in wet/dry bags every morning.

By: sus vandil

sus vandil — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:33:15 +0000

I totally agree with you, that’s why I work outside the house. The daycare happily uses our Fuzzibunz (their preferred), Grovia or Thirsties for over a year now.