Communication journals

[mimi]

I do daily sheets listing menu, diaper changes, progress in toilet training, mood(s), activities, items needed and a personal comment from me. It is the bain of my daycare day, but the parents do love them. Some parents keep them in a binder to chronicle their childs achievements/progress, others I see them reading them in the car before they pull out of the driveway. Should I miss a day, they remind me they missed having it. When I show a sample report during the interview the parents seem happy that they get this to give them more insight into their childs day. Did I mention I HATE doing them LOL

[Other Mummy]

I also do them. Each child has their own plastic envelope sleeve and everyday I place an infant/child report (# Diapers, how much they ate, etc.) as well as our daily menu and Monthly newsletters.

...I hate doing them as well But Parents love them and during interviews, it really makes prospective clients happy

[Spixie33]

I do daily sheets listing menu, diaper changes, progress in toilet training, mood(s), activities, items needed and a personal comment from me. It is the bain of my daycare day, but the parents do love them. Some parents keep them in a binder to chronicle their childs achievements/progress, others I see them reading them in the car before they pull out of the driveway. Should I miss a day, they remind me they missed having it. When I show a sample report during the interview the parents seem happy that they get this to give them more insight into their childs day. Did I mention I HATE doing them LOL

Ditto to this.
LOL
This sounds like what I do and how I feel every day having to fill them out x3, 4 or 5

The parents do like them and quite frankly I loved them when I used a daycare provider for my kids. I really looked forward to reading about my child's day each night.

I also had a provider who passed a communication book back and forth every day and yes I forgot it sometimes but I was pretty good at responding back and I enjoyed it. I kept the communication books in my kids' memory box.