Encouragement
We encourage children to gain skills which help them to be independent and look after themselves. These include taking themselves to the toilet and taking off and putting on outdoor clothes. Clothing which is easy for them to manage will help them to do this.
Since our classroom extends to the outdoors please dress your child appropriately for the weather. Footwear should be sensible to prevent slipping and tripping when using outdoor equipment.
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Spare Clothing/Nappies:
For the inevitable accidents (especially during potty training), Little Notley’s holds a limited amount of spare clothing but, naturally, children feel more comfortable wearing their own clothes, so we request that all children bring at least one spare set of clothing in a named bag. The same applies to nappies, please.
Personal belongings:
Please make sure that all personal items are labelled. This should include all items of clothing, both indoor and outdoor, drinks bottles and sandwich bags, and book bags or rucksacks.
We do ask that toys and other items from home (apart from comfort items) are not brought into the setting as they can cause arguments and also broken hearts if they go missing or get damaged. We do have a precious box for a child to place a toy from home when they arrive on the premises, if they are insistent on bringing something in to show us. The precious box is kept in a secure place away from other small hands.