DAYCARE AND CLOTH NAPPIES

Astin is starting daycare in a week so i asked them today about his nappies (i have heard of other centres not allowing cloth) and they said that over the last 7! years they have only had 1! child in cloth! (and it was the old style - pin ones!)....
So anyway they said its great that im using them and they will certainly use them for him as long as i provide the bucket and they (about 6 teachers gathered around to listen! lol ) are all really excited to see the nappies and have a play which is neat.

SO does your daycare centre allow cloth??? what did they say about using them??

And most of all - do you know how many people in your daycare use cloth??? i was amazed when the teachers said that they are very rarely used!!

Daniel isn't in daycare but my best buddy is a 2IC at one in wellys and she said they have 4 bubbas in the under 2s at the mo in modern cloth out of 16 kiddies. That's 1/4 of them which ain't bad!

When I rang around daycares about 2/3rds didn't accept cloth which is a PITA but then I think a couple of them had no clue what modern cloth naps look like.

Yup Miss M is in cloth at her day care...I think there are only one or two others but they were fine with using cloth.

When we looked at moving branches so she would be closer to me when we thought I was taking another position, the other centre wouldn't use cloth so we left her where she was anyway.

No problems here either.  They were suprised that other centres dont take them

Maya's did cloth (she was in flats and pins), all I had to do was supply a lidded bucket. At the time she was the only kid there in cloth.

Leo's in cloth at daycare, although he's a minority. His teachers were more than happy to use cloth and are very competent (as most have used cloth on their own kids) so I didn't have to give any lessons. They just wrap up dirty nappies into plastic supermarket bags and then they go in his backpack (they'll tip poo into the loo first).

My sister's little boy goes to Childspace in Ngaio (Wellington) where she leaves a set of cloth nappies at the centre - and they'll wash them for her!!

Vic xx

I would imagine this will change very soon. There has been new legislation introduced requiring organisations to take more accountability for recycling goods. There are rebates for being green etc. I haven't got the full breakdown, most of what I've heard relates to IT and telecommunications industries but I'm sure waste reduction will come into play some time soon.

I was dreading having to buy sposie JUST for daycare (2 days!!!) i love that i dont have that extra weekly cost!
And i actually cant wait to show the teachers the nappies! lol

Our one is happy either way. But seeing as Jack's in there for only one afternoon a week I just put him in disposables in the meantime. When he goes to a day or two I'll leave him in cloth and take a bucket along.

DJ wrote: I've been to visit one daycare in Wgtn who said a firm NO to using cloth and that "disposables are the only practical option". I didn't question her further (cause it is sooooo hard to find a place), but I thought it was a bit ridiculous.

What centre was that?

Vic Uni are like that. If I were going to use them again then I'd question it.

Can you take it to management? (Along with the nappies to give a demo?)

I think it is downright rude that they can hold you to ransom for things like this. But unfortunately they are able to because of the shortage of places. I know I made a bit of a fuss about a fee stuff up at my place but didn't want to kick up too much of a stink as I was afraid they'd tell me I could take my child elsewhere