Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

Flip

Original poster

Where do your little ones sleep, CMs?

6 replies

MUM2BLESS · 22/06/2010 13:14

Hi, am I right in thinking that most childminders put babies to sleep in cots/travel cots? Looking after a baby in a few months. Need to purchase travel cot?

What about the unders threes do they sleep in beds or in buggies?

Some feedback please, and thank you!

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

alipalie · 22/06/2010 13:50

Get yourself a travel cot and a couple of sheets/blankets. Ofsted insist on clean bedding for each child. You could ask the mum if she already has a travel cot and she might be happy for you to use that and it will save on the cost of buying one yourself.
I know some childminders who put under 3 to sleep in their buggies but check what the mum would prefer.
Hope this helps

keynes · 22/06/2010 13:53

ofsted was happy for the under threes to sleep on a couch each with a bedguard

travel cot for the tinies, fresh bedding daily

buy one, you can put against your income and bring your tax down

Original poster

MUM2BLESS · 22/06/2010 14:36

Much appreciated......

OP posts:

Millenium · 22/06/2010 14:59

I have one who sleeps in a fully reclining buggy (at the Mum's request). The other two sleep in travel cots. There are plenty of lightweight travel cots around - I got both of mine at a Mother & Baby nearly new sale. Most people buying travel cots will actually only use them on a few occasions - it is probably only childminders who sleep children in them daily - so the two I managed to pick up looked virtually brand new!

HSMM · 22/06/2010 18:35

Travel cots until they are old enough for a bed. (Unless we are out and they sleep in a buggy)

atworknotworking · 22/06/2010 18:41

Same travel cots for little ones, with own bedding. Also have a mindee that puts themselvs to sleep in their buggy if they are tired, as they do at home. Also have sleep mats for older ones, and a spare bed if needed in the sleep room.

Check with your early years team before you buy anything, I found out not long ago that ours gets funding to lend out safety equipment, cots, high chairs etc, shame I'd already bought it.

Flip