Originally Posted by Cat Herder:
Our regs are two-inch minimum, so once they sleep on the 2-inch ones a few weeks, they won't meet the regs. 
They compress when they lay on them, that is when they measure them, not on the shelf. 3 inch was the only way I was able o finally "meet" the reg consistently. 
Crossing my fingers that so far my state has no requirements in that department other than separate bedding for each child.
9502.0435 SANITATION AND HEALTH. . 11. Bedding. Clean, separate bedding must be provided for each child in care.
^^That is all the wording my regulations state...