I won't allow a child to take a bottle to bed mostly because the drips make the bedding and play pen a mess. I use my daycare furniture everyday and I need it to last a long time, so I try to take very good care of it. So, when I have a client who says that this is what happens when they interview, I advise them to break the habit at home, otherwise the transition will be much harder on the child when they start here.

As far as having bottles long term. It's their child and it's not up to me to discuss tooth decay, transitioning out of the bottle etc with the parent. That's their choice. However, if it effects my day I will change them to a sippy and I will let the client know.