Originally Posted by Jo123ABC:
I hear you! I think I'd rather raise my rate to cover the expense of milk and just provide it myself. Otherwise, I end up mad and resenting them for "not caring about anyone but themselves". That's how it makes me feel anyway. I now provide pretty much everything except clothes, "special items" like eczema lotion and saline spray, diapers and wipes.
I provide EVERYTHING except clothes. Those I even wash and return to cubbies so parents cannot 'forget' to send clean ones. I got VERY sick of getting the bag of dirty clothes I sent home yesterday brought back in. DUH!
Anyway, here's what I would do.
"Effective 7/14, rates for all children will be increased by $5/week to reflect the cost of supplying milk for childcare."
I buy it. The end.