In a message to parents, one setting in Essex asked that children do not come in wearing Crocs after a child wearing the footwear had an ‘awful accident’.
The message went on to say that staff have noticed children wearing Crocs, or the same style of shoe, are tripping over, and to avoid any more incidents, children should come to the setting in trainers or other hard rubbed soled footwear.
Nursery World also understands a childminder was recently marked down by Ofsted for children in her care wearing the footwear.
Whether children should be allowed to wear Crocs, or similar styles of shoe, in early years settings has been widely debated on Facebook.
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