Change/Not Change?

[GirlMomma]

Sometimes I have parents pick up during nap time. I don’t really mind, it hasn’t caused an issue yet. I will meet the parent at the back door with their child in a fresh diaper with their jacket and shoes on.

But I’m curious how everyone does it. Do you change the child’s diaper if they are being picked up during nap or do you send them on their way?

[Cat Herder]

I require them to pick-up before I lay them down or wait until after I get them up. There is never a need to pick-up in the middle of naptime. That is not in the best interest of the child. I am child first, every time.

[GirlMomma]

I’ve thought about making this a rule. It’s a great idea!

[Cat Herder]

I am very strict about this policy because all kids are required to be in the same room, physically supervised, for naptime here. Infants, toddlers and preschoolers, together, with me at my desk watching them. Yes, a disruption during this time affects everyone negatively. Just walking a kid to the door leaves sleeping infants unsupervised which could get me cited.

[GirlMomma]

That’s a very good point! I never thought of the other children lacking supervision while I’m wrangling another child and ssshing the child in another room separate from them. 🤔

[Valerie928]

I do the same as you. I have the child changed and ready at the door. Pick up during nap time is rare here but sometimes it happens. It's all good. It's never caused an issue here either.

[e.j.]

If the diaper is obviously wet or pooped in, I change it before the child leaves. If I feel it and it seems as though the diaper is still clean and I know they're going right home, I might mention to the parent that I didn't change the diaper and they might want to check it when they get home just in case the diaper needs to be changed. This is more likely to happen when the child is one who always wakes up screaming and will probably wake everyone else up if I try to change the diaper.

[GirlMomma]

That’s why I asked. DCM unexpectedly text me to pick up the child in the middle of nap for an appointment and it’s one that I knew would make a fuss. 🙄

[Alwaysgreener]

I have one that goes home just before nap and I change her as if I was putting her down for a nap.for a nap.

Another goes home at the end of nap when the other kids are still sleeping or just waking up but reading a book on their mat. I check but most of the time only the baby needs a change. The toddler doesn't cry but chatters or say shhh at me as I change him.

[Springvalley]

We cannot tell parents when they can pickup their child per minimum standards however we can tell parents when they cannot drop off their child (12pm-2pm) because of nap. If a child is a foster child and has visits, we cannot tell them when they cannot drop off because it would look bad through their eyes.

[Cat Herder]

I have a similar rule, but access is not the same thing as pick-up or drop-off. I don't have to let them disrupt nap and stay enrolled. I can terminate a parent that insists on disrupting other kids naps.

[Snowmom]

We have a similar rule in MN as well. But like CH, I tell them that while I would never keep your child from you, I also won't keep a client who doesn't respect our group's need for a healthy schedule and rest time. I ask they pick up before or after nap. As my licensor says: you can ASK whatever you like, you just can't have a written policy keeping their child from a parent.