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to expect nursery to take some care of DS's clothes?

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By Fri 03-Jul-09 16:26:13 Add message | Report | Contact poster

DS is in nursery four days a week so often by day four we are running low on "nursery clothes" ie scruffier stuff that he wears to nursery.

Yesterday I dressed him in a white (yes I know) Thomas T shirt (nothing fancy just the white one out of a pack of three) and he happened to be wearing his new summer shoes.

When I dropped him off I mentioned that I knew white wasn;t the best colour for nursery and that he had new shoes on and said specifically to DS to please be careful with his new shoes (his last pair was ruined at nursery).

When I came to collect him I couldn;t believe the state of him. His white T shirt is totally ruined - covered in red paint and yellow sun cream. His shoes and socks were soaked and he had got into the paddling pool wearing shoes and socks.

I've soaked and washed the T shirt three times now and it is not wearable again. The shoes are ok after a wash, but you;d never guess they were new!

Several items of clothing have now been ruined at nursery - about three tops stained with non washable paint, plus the other shoes. Not to mention a lovely cardigan that just "disappeared".

I expect him to get a bit mucky and I know the white T shirt was silly but surely they should at least make an effort not to ruin the children's clothes?

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 15:20:01

morloth, sometimes the boys want to wear the pink ones grin

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 15:18:36

ER, no just the one change here. I tend to assume he'll only do one really messy thing

Also, if he's sick or whatever then I'd usually be picking him up soon after so he'd only need one change then as well

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 14:51:09

yabu I think the nursery have a right to assume that whatever you dress him in is chosen as suitable for the environment in which they work - ie that you don't mind what happens to it, within reason. It isn't necessarily a case of using scruffy clothes just being sensible. For some parents a designer top is fine, for others it is a multi pack from a supermarket or hand me downs. Often the cheaper stuff will go on a hotter wash. You took the risk but there is no reason why the "ruined" t shirt and the others can't now be a spare or used only for nursery days. As to the shoes, dd jumped in a pond in her new startrites at aged 5 hmm

, it happens but they dried out.

I'm afraid this doesn't go away as they get older either - ds new £20 school jumper soon had acrylic paint on the sleeve and dd's dresses(£30 new) have suncream on the collar - so I don't bother with many brand new items !

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 14:34:53

What is undignified about a boy in knickers?

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 14:22:39

Daft question do you send your DC to nursery with several changes of clothes?
DD never comes home from nursery looking mucky as nursery will change her each time she gets mucky or wet.
Also I buy DD's clothes nearly exclusively from charity to shops so if something does get badly stained, I'm not bothered as its probably cost a couple of quid. Shes about the best dressed child in the nursery, a posh frock for everyday!

Aside from the above Im surprised the nursery let the children play with permanent markers and that the children are getting so mucky, DD's nursery use tabards for painting and strip the children down for wet play.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 13:54:36

the first part of my reply was the official line, following proceedure

the part about the knickers was more tongue in cheek, and just pointing out that everything does not go smoothly and as we would wish. Obviously, if pants were available, I would put them on, but sometimes, there just arn't any available any I use whatever is there. I don't just 'ignore' proceedure. I never said that.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 12:44:12

Of course I have my own ideas and opinions, but they can be followed within procedures and guidelines. You say the nappy thing is because of children's necessary dignity, then say you choose to ignore this wrt boys in knickers..

It just makes no sense you can't use rules as a reason for something then ignore them when it suits. hmm

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 12:07:28

pp - I'd expect my DS's nursery to mainly follow the procedures in place. If the procedures don't make sense then they should be changed n general by people who know they are in line with law / guidance / ofsted. Obviously common sense is a must but I'd be nervous about the 'pointless red tape' attitude!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 12:02:36

Opps, must remember to proofread smile

Due to the above using the words "present in the room" I feel it could now be argued that Minimum Ratios apply PER ROOM and not as a nursery as a whole.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 12:02:19

oh ffs VS
lighten up
or do you not have your own ideas and opinions in your perfect little world, just proceedures to follow?

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to expect nursery to take some care of DS's clothes?