DAYCARE CHECKLIST

Prepare a checklist of what your child will take to the daycare. But, first, request the daycare to give you a list of what they will be providing your child on a regular basis. Keeping this in mind, and depending on certain other factors such as whether your child is toilet-trained, how much time he will be spending at the daycare and what season of the year it is, you will need to pack his bag every day. For the purpose, you can use the following as a handy checklist: 

Check List

□    Sippers and/or feeding bottles 

□    Snack and/or meal, as required

□    Juices and milk, if required

□    Baby crockery and cutlery that your toddler is accustomed to

□    Diapers and wipes

□    Four to five underwear (if your toddler is toilet-trained)

□    Four bibs

□    Four cotton face towels

□    One large bath towels for drying up (if he plays in water)

□    Two sets of season appropriate clothing labelled with your toddler's name

□    Baby sheet and blanket (depending on the season and temperature inside the crèche)

□    Your toddler's favorite comfort toy 

You can also pack in the following in a separate case: 

□    Hat (labelled) or woolen cap, depending on the weather

□    Sun screen cream or lotion and any other baby lotion or cream 

□    Hair brush 

□    Nappy rash cream 

□    Specific medication if required by the crèche. 

□    A family photograph 

□    Re-sealable plastic bags for dirty clothes and linen 

Most importantly, remember to pack the following: 

□    Index card with important contact numbers 

□    Your and your husband's phone numbers written in more than one place, especially on his bag,

□    Identity card, medicine box. 

□    Doctor's file and emergency medicines, such as paracetamol (Include instructions to give medicine only after first checking with you)