Not sending requested clothing

[mattsmom]

I totally feel for you. I too, kept some extra things for the dck's in case they forgot them or didn't have any. I finally realized that the more I did it, the less the parents made an effort to bring the proper clothing or outdoor accessories. They just think that "oh, I don't have to look for lost mittens or hat or bring extra whatever, because (dcp) has them for you."
Now, I only keep a couple pairs of mittens and a couple of scarves for only the babies or young toddlers for when it is super cold and they need an extra layer.

My biggest issue is the "rain gear" for the kids. I tell all parents when they start that we walk to the school, rain or shine, and some of them just can't get it through their heads to bring anything for the kids to wear in rainy weather. So I end up with a bunch of "drowned rats" by the time we come back from the school.
I actually had a crazy mom call the Family and Childrens services on me because I made her kids walk in the rain to pick up other children from school, lol. Thankfully the rep that got her call was a friend of mine and she called me right after and we had a good laugh. Then to top it off, I got this insane call from the kids grandmother, yelling at me that I was a horrible caregiver to make the kids walk in the rain. She said I should have an extra adult at the house just in case or have my husband look after them. I laughed and told her she had to be kidding, my husband has a fulltime job and no, I am not making him stay home to look after your grandkids! Thankfully that was the last time I had them.

I also have in my policy that all children need to have a complete extra set of clothing, just in case, no matter what the age. If they decide to ignore my many attempts to get them to bring the clothes, they get a phone call when the child ends up pooping or peeing all over their clothes and I don't have anything to put on them. My thought is that we are to make sure the kids put on the proper clothes that are sent, but it is not our responsibility to buy extra clothes, hats, mittens etc for everyone in my daycare. That's ridiculous.