Well I guess I have a confession to make lol! I am the clean daycare!! Lol. I don't do sand! Nope no way! I rarely get out the paint and if I do it is very limited. I rarely do play dough either.

If the kids get dirty outside no big deal however I don't let them dig holes in the dirt, we don't make mud pies etc. water play is in the afternoon and then they go home wet (or they change out of their bathing suit if we did the pool).

I have heard comments from parents the odd time - "don't get your hair so messy", "don't scuff up your new boots". I have railway ties by my house and sometimes the kids sit on them. One mom was not happy her son got tar on his jeans.

My daughters teacher told me that they will get messy. She already came home with paint on her clothes. It doesn't bother me at all.

Bottom line is I don't care if the kids get dirty, I just don't want it tracked all over my home!! Lol.