Anybody else provide boots and rain coats/ponchos?

If so, did you buy a bunch of sizes at once, or just add as you went?

What supply fee do you charge?

Did families balk or were they understanding when you started doing this?

I ask because it's hot and torrential for several months where I live, and I want to move more of my program outside. I decided this winter that I wouldn't be held hostage to parents who forget weather-appropriate clothing. Winter gear is easy because I have so many bins of outgrown clothing in my attic; I have two cubbies full of clothing that I don't mind sharing. I also picked up a bunch of 60 cent bucket hats at Goodwill last week ("Oh, a sun hat? Ha; she'll never keep it on!") because I'll die on the hill of "You will pay me on time and you will pick up on time," but I'm just over the battle of the clothing. (I increased my rates and started providing my own diapers last year for the same reason.)

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