Some forms of clothing are not best suited for nursery, and we politely request that you avoid clothes such as:
- potentially encourage faction (such as football colours)
- could cause offence (such as anti-religious symbolism or political slogans)
- could cause health and safety difficulties, such as jewellery or loose fitting clothing.
Under Care Inspectorate regulations, children should change into indoor shoes for health and safety reasons. We suggest gym shoes or soft trainers with Velcro fastenings, so that they can take them on and off themselves for gym and outdoor play. These can be left each day, if you wish. Please label them with your child’s name and place them inside your child’s named shoe bag so that they don’t get lost.
Please dress your child in comfortable, washable clothes with easy fastenings for going to the toilet. A sweatshirt with a T-shirt under is a good idea and joggy bottoms are easy for your child when using the toilet. Children will wear aprons or outdoor suits for messy activities but please do not bring them in their good clothes, as they may still get messy. Children need to be free to concentrate on learning without worrying about their clothes.
From time to time children may have little accidents which require them to have a change of clothes, for example at water play. The nursery has a stock of spare clothes, but it is helpful if you can provide a change of clothes including spare underwear for your child. These can be stored in a bag and hung on his/her peg. If your child wears nappies, please provide spare nappies and wipes.
Please make sure that your child has suitable outdoor clothing, including a jacket and appropriate footwear. Open-toed sandals will not protect your child’s feet in the outdoor area. The nursery has wellingtons and sun hats for outdoor play, but it is a good idea to bring your child’s own according to the weather, as the children play outside all year round as part of their learning.
Please write your child’s name on shoes, jumpers etc. so that we can easily match belongings to the right children.
Glasgow City Council is concerned at the level of claims being received regarding the loss of children’s clothing and/or personal belongings. Parents/Carers are asked to assist in this area by ensuring that valuable items and unnecessarily expensive items of clothing are not brought to nursery. Parents/Carers should note that the authority does not carry insurance to cover the loss of such items and any claims submitted are likely to be met only where the authority can be shown to have been negligent.