Rinsing

[playfelt]

Don't rinse here at all. If there is a wad I can pick up with up with a baby wipe I do my best and toss that in the garbage - not taking the risk of plugging the toilet as by change time it is now a ball/chunk and not a nice flushable snake.

The more parents get the little bags of stuff home - and I even ask them for some bags although I do keep a box of cheap zip bags on hand to seal in the mess when necessary.

There is no way having an open pail of water is safe in daycare and especially if it needs to have bleach in it. I had a mom using cloth diapers offer to bring me a pail to put water and soap in and then she was going to take it at the end of the day and I said no way. Even with those the diaper and any contents not able to be picked up with the wipe is simply put in the bags they provide.

I do have access to my laundry tub and have rinsed a puked on tshirt or something in there with the idea of whatever the running water washed off fine. And then during naptime did a bleach and water thing in the sink. Since this is a less than 5 times a year thing I have done it. For potty mistakes nope goes home. If child is having that many then maybe they need more time in a diaper while still being taken to the toilet regularly.

[mimi]

I place the soiled garment in a plastic bag and seal it. I am the daycare provider, not the maid.

[JennJubie]

I have had dcks poop in their pants/underwear before and I 'rinse ' it in the toilet without touching anymore than I possible have to. I pinch the waist band of undies (or whatever part that is not soiled) and flush a couple times while dunking and whisping the undies around the toilet bowl as it flushes.

I had a friend of mine clog her toilet this way. Lost her grip on the undies and down they went.

[sunnydays]

Yeah...there is no way I will be rinsing things in the toilet during daycare hours! Way to much risk for dripping, accidentally touching, other kids grabbing..etc. And it is just gross! I am sorry, but I do what is necessary in terms of keeping the kids clean and changed...that is enough! I think it is way beyond the scope of your jobs.

[Mamma_Mia]

No rinsing here either. When my daughter was in daycare for a short time that dcp did the same thing. You get a old No Frills or Walmart bag knotted up with your kids dorty clothes inside.

If the parents wash it when they get home with a stain remover (like baby Oxy, resolve etc) it should come out.....I know some people are all iffy about putting things on their kids clothes. I'm not one of them. My daughter's whites get sprayed with fantastic w/ bleach and are pearly white! Her colours I use resolve and are great too. If you want the sain out then use the right products lol

[Momof4]

No, I don't want to get sick and have to inconvenience 4 other families because I was breathing puke or diarrhea germs for too long. I also put these things directly into a bag for the parents. It's bad enough I have to clean up the puke or diaarhea from wherever it happened in my house and wash those towels or rags if it's huge.

[Inspired by Reggio]

Uggg ~ perfect timing for this thread today .... gonna put my money where my mouth is .... ya wanna know how much I HATE dealing with poop or puke specially when it is out of its place of a diaper or toilet?

After snack this afternoon one of my little dudes just stood up while we were getting dressed for outside and out of blue with no warning projectile puked all over my front foyer runner carpet and the FEET of my poor newest client picking up her son .... my ideal way of dealing with that was to roll up the carpet and put it in a garbage bag outside on the deck and cleaned up what I HAD TO that was not contained to the carpet ... if I am not willing to clean and rinse my OWN carpet full of puke why would I be willing to clean and rinse some elses clothes with poop or puke that could just as easily be 'bagged' as well and they can choose to deal with it.

Now if my spouse does not want the carpet to end up on the curb come garbage day he is more than welcome to clean it himself when I am NOT AROUND to see or smell it more power to him .... but for me I would rather go without a runner until I can budget to invest another $40 in a new one

[playfelt]

To a certain extent I think my not rinsing phase probably started as a reaction to parents that should have known that their child was coming down with something and should have been at home as in here is your child's mess - serves you right kind of thing. I know these things often happen with no warning but figure I had to clean up half of it and the parents can deal with the other half.

[Inspired by Reggio]

LOL Playfelt there have been cases back in my centre days when parents were more prone to sending sick kids where I think that was likely in back of my mind too

[Daisy Duke]

You could also tell her that buckets of water are a safety hazard with small children. Sorry if this has been mentioned already.