Originally Posted by Leigh:
I know this isn't possible everywhere, but I purchase a $30 pack n play for EVERY child that starts. No one ever uses another child's pack n play. When the child leaves, I usually turn their pnp into an outdoor one, sometimes I send it with the child, sometimes I sell it.
I only take 18m+, IF a child WILL NOT stay on a mat (and I give it a good 4 weeks) then I buy a new PNP. I use it exclusively for that child, sanitize it weekly (which is admittedly a PITB) if a child does something horrendous to it, it's cheap enough that I just toss it.