Product requests

Request the products your center actually reorders.

CSN starts with the essentials catalog, then gets sharper through member requests. If your center buys the same item every month, we want to know the brand, size, case pack, current vendor, and how often you use it.

Current catalog

Live for members

The CSN catalog covers the recurring supply categories childcare centers reorder every month: paper goods, hygiene, cleaning, PPE, operations, kitchen, and admin supplies.

Catalog

Approved essentials

Standard catalog items selected for childcare operations, not a generic marketplace.

Restock

Monthly lists

Repeatable center lists so directors are not rebuilding the same order from scratch.

Access

Member pricing

Item-level CSN pricing stays inside approved member access.

How product requests work

Member input

Requests are reviewed for childcare fit, supplier availability, pack size, repeat demand, and whether the item should become a standard catalog option or a center-specific restock item.

Step 1

Send the item

Brand, vendor link, product name, photo, invoice line, or a plain description all help.

Step 2

CSN reviews fit

We check whether the product belongs in childcare supply and whether better equivalents exist.

Step 3

Add or map

Approved requests become catalog adds, custom restock list items, or recommended substitutes.

Best requests to send first

High value

The strongest requests are items your center reorders often, items where pricing jumps around, or products staff ask for by name because substitutes create problems.

Recurring

Monthly consumables

Paper, soap, gloves, wipes, cleaning chemicals, liners, labels, and office basics.

Specific

Known brands or packs

Exact product details help us compare apples to apples against your current vendor.

Problem items

Hard-to-source products

Anything that causes director time, staff complaints, or emergency vendor runs belongs on the request list.

Member-led catalog

Founding members shape what gets added next.

The catalog should reflect what operators actually reorder. Request access, send the recurring items your center already buys, and CSN will build the list around real demand.