Hi all.
I have 4 daycare kiddos, 2 of whom regularly (everyday) bring blankies. One of them sometimes also brings a stuffie.
I have it in my contract that no toys or items from home are to be brought EXCEPT for blankies or stuffies for naptime.
Well....these daycare kiddos are now 3 and 2.5. Been with me for 1.5-2 yrs. At what point can I say that the child does not require them!? Both of these children have gone to sleep easily without their blankies, when one get lost or accidentley left at home the very rare time.
The blankies are not small, either, they are the size of a twin sized, thin, blanket. I am in the routine of tossing them downstairs immediately when the come, yet the ask for them multiple times a day. I do not like when they have them during play as they leave them aying around the house and are tripping hazards. I also don't like having to remember to bring them with me on our afternoon walk. So when parents pick kids up, we don't have to meet at home so I can retrieve blankie from the house. It's just a big PITA!! (Pain in The A$$)! Being 2.5 and 3yrs old, do u thinks it's time I request that blankies no longer be brought??