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I had my initial visit today and passed! Yay! My licensor is great lovethis We had to do so much this year to get ready... Cut down several large trees, new concrete, put up a fence, replaced our baseboard heater covers, painted the play room, built a wall for our basement stairway, got all new furniture, put in a drop in ceiling in our mud room, invested in several nice wooden toys and kid rugs.
I wanted to thank everyone on this forum for all of the advice, especially those that shared their parent handbooks and websites and decor pics
I'm still working on some details and waiting on a few items I ordered. When I'm done I'll share in the decor group but so far, here are some pics of my setup
Too excited not to share 
I put so much work into it!
~ We rearranged our entire main floor to make our living room a play room. We turned a bedroom into a Family Room - this is where our TV is. This room will accommodate Bonding Visits (parents of an infant can visit once/day to feed their child) and also Mildly Ill Care if a child needs some quiet relaxation away from the group (I can see into most of this room when sitting on the couch in the play room and this would only be for older preschoolers and school agers).
~ All rugs are from Land of Nod - I love the variety they have in texture and the prices aren't bad.
~ I got my couch from Ikea - all rounded corners and the cover zips off for easy washing! I wasn't going to do a couch cause of boogers and all that, but since I'm breastfeeding, I figured it would be nice to have a comfy seat.
~ I made separate areas for mobile infants/toddlers and for older kids (so they may play with smaller pieces). I bought an acrylic sheet from Menards, cut it, and lined it with pool noodles for a 'fun' factor.
I wanted to thank everyone on this forum for all of the advice, especially those that shared their parent handbooks and websites and decor pics
I'm still working on some details and waiting on a few items I ordered. When I'm done I'll share in the decor group but so far, here are some pics of my setup
Too excited not to share I put so much work into it!~ We rearranged our entire main floor to make our living room a play room. We turned a bedroom into a Family Room - this is where our TV is. This room will accommodate Bonding Visits (parents of an infant can visit once/day to feed their child) and also Mildly Ill Care if a child needs some quiet relaxation away from the group (I can see into most of this room when sitting on the couch in the play room and this would only be for older preschoolers and school agers).
~ All rugs are from Land of Nod - I love the variety they have in texture and the prices aren't bad.
~ I got my couch from Ikea - all rounded corners and the cover zips off for easy washing! I wasn't going to do a couch cause of boogers and all that, but since I'm breastfeeding, I figured it would be nice to have a comfy seat.
~ I made separate areas for mobile infants/toddlers and for older kids (so they may play with smaller pieces). I bought an acrylic sheet from Menards, cut it, and lined it with pool noodles for a 'fun' factor.
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before being reminded of the rules (no hanging on them or leaning or standing on the bottom bar) and they didn't budge or buckle. They're pricey though... $70 a pop
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