Q: Do you have problems with children attending nursery without suitable clothing for outdoor play?
'We have parents saying that they have deliberately not brought their child's wellies or coat with them because they do not want them to go out in the cold. We then have to explain to them that it is not bad weather that is a problem, but a lack of appropriate clothing. Children do not fall ill because they are outdoors.'
'It is common for children to arrive with inappropriate clothing. In the summer we often have a few little girls with stringy vest tops and no cardigans. Their parents expect them to play in the sun with bare shoulders. In the winter children are sent in with thin coats and no wellies or scarves.'
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