outer wear and daycare

oandmplus1 · October 2013

This is probably a stupid question, but this is the first year my DD has been walking due to developmental delays and really into playing outside so it wasn't an issue last year. With winter around the corner, what do you do about boots, snowsuits, etc on a day to day basis. Do you have an extra set you keep at daycare or do you lug them back and forth? I am assuming DD will be wearing her boots to and from most days, but for car seat safety I don't like to put her big puffy winter coat on her in the car, but figure she will need it for outside play.

jf198400 · October 2013

I send her in her winter coat everyday. we only bring in boots and snow pants when it snows, which is usually only a few times a winter.

DTNZ4Ever · October 2013

DS wears his winter coat everyday. DS is only at DC on W,Th,F so I bring in his boots pants etc on W leave them there until F and bring the bag home. Of course if it snows during the day and we will play at home in the snow or we are expecting a snow day the following day ill bring the bag home that night otherwise I leave it there the days he is there.

RachieTK · October 2013

DS had a hand me down coat and boots at daycare. If we hadn't I would have looked at a consignment sale or store. For this year, we have snow pants and a coat for daycare that friends passed on. I haven't gotten his boots yet, and will either buy 2 pairs or have him wear the boots when I think he needs them. If I do that, I'll leave extra sneakers at daycare, which I already have.

Arcadia1114 · October 2013

Ds wears a light fleece jacket in the car. I keep a cheap (thrifted) warmer coat at daycare for playing outside.

Mrs_Lady · October 2013

We are new to this DC thing (he is 1 year old been going for 2 months) Right now we leave one of his coats i nickname daycare coat there.

litzo27 · October 2013

We keep snowpants and snowboots in the daycare Monday - Friday. He wears his coat to and from the car each day and takes it off for the carseat. If it's very slushy/snowy outside then he wears snowboots as well (rather then keeping them in daycare overnight).

jnnfrrose6 · October 2013

Explain this to a momma that lives somewhere it doesn't snow regularly: They suit up every kid to go outside in snow pants/boots/etc when it snows where you are? That seems like a logistical nightmare with the younger kids. Just curious. Our DC has an indoor gym, so even if it was cold enough regularly to snow, they would just play in there.

litzo27 · October 2013

@jnnfrrose6 - definitely! We're in CT so it snows pretty regularly in the winter. And even when it doesn't snow it's cold enough to warrant the snow suit. And the center takes all kids outside every day unless its seriously cold (like below 20 I think). I'm not sure about babies but that goes for toddlers +.

For toddlers the teacher-child ratio is 1-4 so it's not that bad to get them dressed. By the time they get to preschool at age 3 the ratio is 1-10 but the kids learn to put on their own jackets/hats/boots quickly and don't need as much individual help. I've watched them get the kids ready and it never takes more than 10 minutes for the entire group.

Tink112011 · October 2013

We live in WI, so there is snow on the ground from December to March. DC sends kiddos outside twice a day as long as it is 20 degrees or warmer.

Last year we bought two sets of boots and snowpants. We left one set at DC and the other at home. DH does all drop-off and pick-up, so neither of us trusted him to remember to bring home the boots and snowpants on Friday. It would not be fun to be w/o them all weekend if he did forget.

I will probably do the same again this year. I buy a nicer, higher quality set for daycare since it gets worn the most. I look for hand-me-downs or cheaper stuff to have at home, since he's only wearing it on the weekends.

For us, buying the second set it worth having one less thing to worry about.

APendola · October 2013

DH takes DD to the dayhome on the bus, so she needs to be dressed for the weather in the mornings. I put layers on her when it's cold...ie. long-sleeved T-shirt + a hoodie. So when I pick her up, I just put her hat and boots on her and pop her in the carseat. I don't put the jacket on her in the carseat.

Keeping extra outwear at the daycare is an option but a good snowsuit and boots can be quite expensive, so I don't know if I'd want to have more than one as they outgrow them so quickly. I bought all of her winter gear used and it still wasn't cheap.

aeh72 · October 2013

I just bought a second winter coat for DS to take to daycare (found a $15 one at Walmart). I also leave a hat and gloves. It never even occurred to me to leave snow pants and boots. I guess I'll ask my daycare what is the norm and what seems to work best but my thinking is on days where those might be necessary, I'll bring them back and forth. I don't want to invest in doubles of those since we won't need them very often (hopefully).

dizzycooks · October 2013

I am still debating a second pair of boots and I am leaning towards no. DD goes to bed an hour after we get home so there isn't really a lot of time to play outside. When she gets older I can see keeping an extra set at daycare. For now, I just leave a coat, hat and mittens for her and then she has other stuff at home. I agree with leaving the nicer set at daycare just because it will get used more. Our kids go out every day for a minimum of 30 minutes, but usually twice for 30-45 minutes each and I want her to have fun and not be miserable.

Mrs.RockyM · October 2013

Both girls sit in their carseats covered by their jackets. Once we arrive at daycare they put their jackets on and we go into school. I don't send the girls to school with boots or snow pants. If it's snowy or too wet or too cold they're not going outside to play. It's just one extra thing to lose at school. if it's too slushy, maybe we'd wear rain boots or snow boots, but we'd take them home nightly.

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