Kitchen Roll V Individual Flannels!!

_Kate__2

Hiya,

Sorry for the seemingly random nature of this thread!

I've just become a registered childminder and have been informed I need to provide individual drying means for each child after they have washed their hands.

So..... the general options appear to be a zillon (cheap) flannels that the kids use once each then chuck in a basket for washing or kitchen/disposable roll towel jobby.

Both seem rather excessive but I'm wondering if anyone has any opionions on which would be the most money saving?

If it's kitchen towel please share where to buy and how much??

Thanks in advance guys :T

manda1205

I like the flannel idea myself but if its just for drying hands, can't each child have its own colour flannel to dry their hands on throughout the day(would help with learning colours too), why do they need to be washed straight after? If they can't be left out all day then I would think you'd have to go with the paper towels, from a wholesale would probably be cheaper, do you have one near you that you could join?

_Kate__2

Thanks for your reply.

I have 'colour coded' my mindees and did ask about the individual flannel idea even with their picture suck near it but apparently no

I can't be sure that one won't grab someone elses....

How my own children survived i'll never know lol

There are some discount warehouse type places i could try, do they actually work out cheaper? I'm suspicious lol

manda1205

Arrr thats a shame, I would have thought that would have been great, to think all those germs they'll get from drying their hands on someone elses flannel!!!!
I would have thought a wholesale would be best for paper towels, if you're going to buy bulk, but I dont actually use one myself, hopefully somone who does may pop on here to give you idea of costs. I suppose you could get kitchen roll when on offer from supermarkets, I just imagine you'll go though a lot though. Paper towels are slightly more robust and better for drying hands.

SpikyHedgehog

_Kate_ wrote: »

Hiya,

Sorry for the seemingly random nature of this thread!

I've just become a registered childminder and have been informed I need to provide individual drying means for each child after they have washed their hands.

So..... the general options appear to be a zillon (cheap) flannels that the kids use once each then chuck in a basket for washing or kitchen/disposable roll towel jobby.

Both seem rather excessive but I'm wondering if anyone has any opionions on which would be the most money saving?

If it's kitchen towel please share where to buy and how much??

Thanks in advance guys :T

I work in a preschool with 28 children in a session (10 sessions a week), and we have a paper towel dispenser from our local cash & carry, which is where we get the paper towels for it and the kitchen roll for the kitchen. They work out cheaper than kitchen roll from the supermarkets, but we buy in bulk and about a quarter of our shed is taken up with the paper towels, kitchen roll, tissues, baby wipes, etc.

The other problem we have is that as the children use the bathroom on their own, they can be extravangant in use! Manys the time one of the staff can be heard saying 'Johnny, 1 paper towel only!' (not 6...)

I'd be inclined to go for lots of flannels and a basket or bucket, as even if Johnny does use ten flannels a time, you'll still have the ten flannels... I know some of the preschools near us (with less children a session) use flannels instead of paper towels. I'd see if you could get any help from the LEA with getting them as it's an ecological answer as well as an economical one. And if you've got economy 7, stick the wash on at night.

I just asked my son what he dries his hands on at his childminders: 'A towel... um, my t-shirt.' I suspect that's not an acceptable answer!

_Kate__2

Thanks again guys, I might do a mixture of both! See what I get on with best.

Really annoys me as I know at my daughters school they have the greyest mankiest towel to ALL use....which is normally located on the floor.....but has an Outstanding Ofsted report where hygiene is highly praised!!