well...its kind of roundabout. We cannot allow children to bring in their own food/drink unless they are a on a temporary special diet and we have written orders from the doctor. Sippy cups usually come with something in them, so that counts as outside food. No one else but children in the infant room use sippy cups, so no one else needs to bring an empty sippy cup...So we dont allow them.

Plus a child walking around nursing a 10 - 12 ounce sippy cup full of milk or juice for hours has its own problems...spreads germs (if someone else drinks from it), tooth decay, wetting accidents, spills, I could go on...

The only exception is the Infant Room...since they do bring in their own food, bottles, etc.

Edit: And we are in VA too, but we're a center.

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