green hippo Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hi everyone, I've not been on for a while - unfortunately Facebook groups have sort of taken a-hold and I forget to check on here. I hope you are all well. I was wondering whether people use all-in-ones for outdoor play in school Nursery and Reception classes. We had a set for the children to use in the mud area, however, we found them difficult to get on and off and they actually put some children off playing. At the moment we use slightly larger waterproof coats that go over their head and fit over their coats if need be for the mud area. However, we have had the usual complaints about children going home dirty and wet. We, of course, change the children if they are very wet or dirty and have asked parents to make sure their coat is waterproof as many have these soft shell school coats which just hold water. We now have a few parents sending in all-in-ones which I understand but am worried about how we are going to manage the children putting them on and off when there are only 3 members of staff and 2 children who need 1 to 1! What do you suggest? Ask parents just for coats/try to manage all-in-ones/ask for separates? Thanks in advance Green Hippo x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 we use all in ones and after some initial training the children do them themselves (including my send children) i like the ones that kzip from the crotch up. I find the ones that zip from the feet annoying and the children can't do the open zip easily. You could go for seperates but i tend to find these more difficult again open zips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green hippo Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Thank you Finleysmaid. We have managed to get some over-the-head coats from Decathlon which I would get or recommend parents to get if we were going to go for separates. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 We hire ours to parents...all money made goes in to replacements. £15 for the year..then when children grow they dont have to buy new ones we just give the next size up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 hour ago, finleysmaid said: We hire ours to parents...all money made goes in to replacements. £15 for the year..then when children grow they dont have to buy new ones we just give the next size up We charge an hourly ‘fairer funding charge’ for funded chn and one of the things we provide are good quality waterproof trousers/bib and braces. If anyone is near a Lidl they have some fantastic sets in at the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green hippo Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Thank you everyone. I like the idea of parents 'hiring' for a year. x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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