I know what you’re thinking, how hard is it to store toys and supplies? Well it isn’t, the tricky part is keeping them organized. Parents want to see a clean environment with organization.
I am not talking about just having storage bins used as one big toy box. What i am talking about is, have the right size storage bins for everything to have its place. Store toy cars in one bin, dolls in another, Lego in yet another bin. Well you get the idea.
Label all your bins. Use pictures to label each bin as this will help your daycare children to understand where everything goes when it is clean up time. Parents will see that their children are expected to clean up and know that cleanup is organized in a way that their child will understand.
Use smaller storage bins for crafts and keep them up high. Have each storage bin labelled and organized. Keep stickers in one storage bin. Scissors, staplers, glue and pens in another, Play doe in another bin and paint in yet another bin. Well you get the idea.
Use yet smaller bins inside of a larger bin to store googly eyes feathers, pom poms etc. See through bins work the best. With seeing what is in the storage bin makes it easier to be ready for craft time. Add the labels and it makes it easier clean up for your daycare children.
Sometimes these storage bins will get unorganized with more than one bin out at a time. Therefore make it a monthly point to reorganize your bins. By doing this parents will see that you have a safe and fun environment for their child/ren.
You really need to be organized because when you run a home daycare, you are living in a daycare literally. It can get overwhelming if you have toys from one end of the house to the other 24 hours a day. Not to mention a accident waiting to happen. Parents want to know there children are safe in every way possible.
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