I have anal control issues around food and hate dealing with conflict around differences of 'opinion' on what is healthy food for children Parents only supply 'breastmilk / formula in bottles' ... once they transfer to homo milk I provide that in a CUP because I assume if they are old enough for milk they are eating well and no longer need a bottle in care

I prefer to provide it ALL food so I know what I am being exposed to, what the child is being exposed to since in my care I am 'liable' for them - plus this practice mention it allows me to 'wean' a child over to normal table food at a developmentally appropriate to that child pace ... cause in past experience when the PARENT was ready to give up baby food and the CHILD was ready were seldom the same and often you would miss that window of opportunity for developing the gag reflex and the kids would gag forever trying to get onto 'table food'....I have a peer who has a child in care approaching TWO whose parents are still feeding jarred foods at home and expecting the child to be fed jarred foods in care as a result - I personally would not do well dealing with that

I make as much of my baby food from scratch - a Magic Bullet makes it quick and easy. When they are that wee I just make up a batch of things in muffin tin quantities and freeze them and then pop em out of the muffin shape and into ziplock bags - label and date. Pull out as needed for 'variety' and slowly I puree it less and less until they are eating 'finger food' consistency ... by a year they are basically on my 'menu' same as the other children just cut to their size and I do not have to deal with 'food issues' created from home.

I do charge more for children 'under two' because of this service as well as others specific to this age group.