Which Labels do I need for Day Care?

carrie4g

I went onto Mabelslabels and got overwhelmed. DS is starting day care. He's 15 months. Do I need clothing labels for all clothing? And which is better - the labels that you iron on the clothes or the ones that stick to the manufacturers label on the clothing?  He's doing a sippy cup. Do I need to get sippy cup labels? What about silverware labels? Do I need shoe labels? Do you order everything off of mabelslabels or do you use other things like sharpies? Thanks!

shannm

Talk to the DCP.  We have inch bug labels around his sippies, his food containers get marked with sharpies but other than that, nothing is really labeled.   I have iron on labels on some his blankets and sheets that we send.

Sassystace

I used/use inch bug labels for bottles/sippy cups.  Everything else I want to label I use a Sharpy--like shoes, blankets, jackets.  I don't label her everyday clothes or socks--I just dress her in play clothes and take my chances.

flyer23

We didn't label anything, and haven't had an issue yet. Her spare clothes stay in her cubby unless she needs them. They provide disposable cups. We do send silverware sometimes with her lunch, but it's pretty easy because everything comes out of her lunchbag and goes right back in to the same lunchbag. And I think we'd notice if we picked her up with no shoes!

Maybe in the winter, if we send a coat, we'll label that... but she's been in preschool for 2 months now and we have yet to lose something.

grahamsm3

You can't over label. Eventually the staff will learn what things got to which child, but until then labels help so much. Initials with a sharpie on the tag or bottom of the bottles are all that is really need, it's all up to you if you want to get fancy.

Labeling of winter clothes is critical as staff are overwhelmed with 15 pairs of snow pants, 15 coats, 15 pairs of boots (3 of which are identical from wal-mart), 30 mittiens, 15 hats... throw all that in the dryer on the first day of snow and it spells upset moms. Staff will learn what your child owns, but the first 2 weeks of winter are a killer.