CM CLUB WWYD regarding problematic parents and suncream?

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Hi sorry to bother everyone on a Saturday but thought if I post today I should hopefully know what to do by Monday!
Ok a little bit of background... I get all parents to sign a form when they come to do contracts to say that I can apply suncream that they provide and that I will send a letter home to request suncream once the weather turns nice.
With the weather being as lovely as it has been for the past week I sent home letters on Tuesday. The letters are very self explanatary and say that I need a tub of suncream which can be kept at my house for duration of summer and will be labelled with childs name so that they don't get mixed up. It also explains that I ask everyone to provide their own suncream so that they can ensure that their own children are wearing the factor and brand that the parents wish for their child. The very last paragraph says that I do not allow children outside in hot weather without suncream on.
I currently mind 4 children after school all letters went out and all children arrived the next day with suncream apart from one whose mother said oh he is not allergic to anything sorry I forgot you can just put him in yours til I remember
I didn't put him in any suncream and he didn't play outside though mainly because on Wednesday and Friday there is just him and a couple of little ones so they did outside play before school collects and on Thursday the other after schoolies were all really hot from being outside at school all afternoon so asked if they could stay in and play/chill out.
My problem is what do I do on Monday if no cream comes home again, its not fair to tell my other after schoolies that they can't play outside just because one doesn't have cream. My back garden is fully enclosed and opens off of the kitchen so I suppose the question is do I sit the mindee with no cream at kitchen table to colour and let others outside so that way I can supervise them all properly or do I punish them all by making them stay in just because one has no cream?
Before you say IABU by not putting him any of mine I know his parents and the first day I put him in some of mine they will never send their own and I can't afford to buy for him as well, also they are the sort that if he burnt in my care or came out in a rash they would expect free care because it is my fault he is off school!
Sorry its been a long post wouyld love your replies what do all of you do about suncream? TIA

I like your idea of asking the parents to provide a tube that stays with you for the Summer.

This parent has said "just put him in yours til' I remember". Did you say that that is what you would do, or did she scoot off not waiting for a reply?

When my ds was with his childminder I would have been just as scatty I'm afraid. I used to turn up with no packed lunch, just a potato, a tomato and a tin of tuna I had hurriedly bought from the corner shop, and expect her to rattle something up for him like Ready Steady Cook for his lunch.

Can you call or email her to remind her before Monday? Or ask her if she would like to to buy a tube and to deduct the cost from her next invoice?

If she would like 'YOU to buy a tube', I meant.

No when she said that I said that I wouldn't put him in my suncream as not only was it not fair on other parents but I wouldn't risk him being allergic to what I had put him in. Some of my parents, not this one though, is on very low earnings so would feel bad to think they had paid out for cream when she hadn't, like I said if I do this it will never get given to me, also I would offer to buy a tube and add to her invoice but she is such a bad payer anyway that I really don't want to be waiting for ages for that money too.

keep him, let the others out, he will prob go home and moan to mu that he wasn't allowed out, maybe his nagging will get you the cream. btw this is the same policy i use except none (!) of mine have bought cream yet

I think I'm lucky because I've never had to ask for suncream for any of my mindees, it already comes in their bag!

I would keep him in until they bought suncream. It might be to so far on the mindee, but that is policy and the parents know that. He will soon moan and his mum to remember when he is fed up of being in!

Here's an idea. Try phoning Sunday to remind to bring sun cream on mon(presumably they have some at home). Explain that if she forgets, you will have to ask her to go back home again to fetch it before you can care for her child. Because you cannot keep her child safe without suncream and you HAVE to go outside as part of your routine. (unless you don't do a school run?) You would do the same if she arrived without the childs coat in the middle of winter.

Maybe she's reluctant to buy a pot for you as well as at home? They're not cheap unless she finds bogoff deal. But that is better than bringing back & forth when the parent is forgetful.

i normally ask the parents to pay a £2 towards children's suncream which i then buy and it gets put on them. i buy the ones that are for sensitive skin with none of that coloured effected some have

I have also done a permission form for suncream, I did ask the Mum and dad whether they were allergic to certain kinds but they are ok and they signed the form.

I usually use high factor on children (50+) as much as possible and they are encouraged to bring hats or wear mine (quite large selection of baseball caps which are regularly washed!)

I think parents should really provide, it is their children's health after all but as I don't have the boys till after nursery and school and I don't see the parents first thing, I have quite alot of cream and have a clearout when it is out of date.

I just supply it all, (taken off expenses) and get permission for it, it is just to much hassle to wait for parents to remeber it.

True Shsoshe, some parents can't remember coats/jumpers/wellies - I seem to have to ask them to bring things, they forget and I end up using my 6 yr old's clothes which is kinda big on a 3.5 yr old and when I go to school to pick others up some people think he's mine and assume I dressed him that morning - cheek!.

That reminds me, I've got to sort accounts for last month. Bye all!

if i think we'll need suncream/wellies etc i text eachand every parent the night before..i still get them saying oh havent had time to go to shop(even when its been blistering heat for the last week...why on earth have the not been using it on their children themselves anyway!!!??)..i said ONCE i would use mine, but they must bring some tomorrow(i have plenty from last hol) but if they were the type to take the P, i say no outside play if no cream!