Daycare supply list — what to bring.
Infant and toddler/preschool columns side by side, labeling reminders, and the medication-policy note every enrollment packet needs — one handout that ends the guessing.
Everything a cubby needs, by age.
Hand it out before the first day — and again each season.
Half of supply problems are really communication problems: the family never got a list, got a verbal list, or got a list in August that says nothing about January. A printed checklist in the enrollment packet solves the first two; re-sending it at season changes solves the third. The checkbox format matters more than it looks — parents literally check things off while packing the bag.
- Insist on the labeling. Two toddlers, two identical sippy cups, one afternoon of tears — a name on everything is the cheapest conflict prevention in childcare.
- Keep the medication note attached to the list. Families learn the original-container and written-authorization rules before the morning they hand you a baggie with two mystery pills — a conversation everyone prefers to avoid.
- Use the blank lines deliberately — a paint-shirt, family photo for the wall, or whatever your program's version of "the thing nobody brings" is.
- Pair it with restock notes. A supply list starts the year right; a "please send diapers" line on the daily report keeps it right. (Our infant daily report has one built in.)
Supply requests that reach parents instantly.
In Wylari, a restock request is one tap — parents get it in their portal immediately, and nobody's deciphering a crumpled note at the bottom of a daycare bag.
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