I am a daycare worker and we judge parents based on the condition in which they send children to us
A nursery worker has rated the things parents bring their children to nursery with, revealing both the things she loves and her biggest pet peeves.
Kirsten Rimkey shared her nursery likes and dislikes through a series of videos posted to her TikTok channel @kirstenrinkey.
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“Assessing things that parents send their children to daycare as a childcare worker,” she said.
The first thing Kirsten notices is that parents bring their children to daycare in pull-up diapers.
This is because they are much more difficult to remove than regular diapers, which can cause childcare staff to work more slowly if they have to change a lot of children’s diapers.
Kirsten also admitted that she hates it when children come to daycare with toys from home.
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“Toys from home are the worst for me,” she said.
When children bring toys from home, they can easily be lost or broken, which can lead to jealousy between children.
Another of Kirsten’s annoyances is that parents bring a whole bag of wipes.
“They all come out at once, and storage is sometimes an issue,” she said.
In a second video, Kirsten revealed that she is not a fan of parents who take their children to daycare without extra clothes.
This is because children often get their clothes dirty at daycare while doing activities such as crafts or playing outside.
She also revealed that she hates it when children come to daycare with expensive jewelry because it can easily be lost.
The childcare worker added that she doesn’t like it when parents give their children sweets to take with them.
In a third video, Kirsten revealed the kind of parents she loved.
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She says she loves it when parents bring their children to daycare wearing labeled clothes so they can’t get lost.
She adds that she also likes it when parents bring their children an extra hat and mittens so they are always warm and cozy.
Kirsten’s video has probably struck a chord with many people, as she has racked up over 607,000 views on the video sharing platform.
TikTok users rushed to the comments section of the video to share their thoughts on her nursery annoyances.
One user said: “I have pull-ups for home, but regular diapers for the nursery because I know pull-ups are a pain.”
Another user said: “As a former kindergarten teacher, I agree 100%.
I think toys from home are the worst
Kirsten
“At home I always wrote notes about not taking exactly these things with me.”
A third person added: “I send my daughter clothes I know she will get dirty in. Sometimes she is changed twice a day.
“Childcare workers are amazing.”
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