Sleep policies - sheets storage and washing

[trekker]

Just a few quick queries about how other settings manage childrens bedding in nursery.

1 Do you provide and wash it, or do parents provide and you wash, or do parents provide and wash?

2 Where and how is it stored hygienically for ease of access?

We are a small setting with very limited closed storage space and are struggling to manage the pile! Just wondered if there was a easy solution we haven't considered 🤔

[SueFinanceManager]

Hi trekker

Sadly I cannot answer your question I just wanted to say hello and how nice it was to see you on the forum again...it has been a little while.

Hopefully some of the gang will be along to answer your question soon but just wanted to say hi 😊

Sue 

[trekker]

Hi and thank you ...bit quiet here unless its a Tapestry thing from the looks of it.   

I've been popping in again after quite a break ...glad to see some names I recognise still 😊

[louby loo]

Feel bad not answering, but we don't really have any sleepers, but for the odd one or two that do fall asleep (or not well waiting for a pick-up) we provide the sheets then washed when used. We keep them folded in sets, and each kept in it's own small calico shopping bag- the whole set/bag then gets washed when used. Stored flat on a self in our cupboard.

.... anyway that aside- pop pver to the Friday thread and join in with us oldies!

Edited December 5, 2024 by louby loo

[trekker]

The little bag sounds just the thing...thank you.  

Good to hear another familiar 'voice' again...I'll check out 'Friday' 😀

[Tinytowners]

Hi

I can understand the lack of space to store sheets (or anything for that matter). It does say in the EYFS to provide enough clean bedding and I don;t think it would be well received if we asked our parents to provide or wash sheets. Our children have individual bags (without handles or drawstrings) for that weeks clean bedding which we keep in a box (like those ikea folding ones) and kept with the beds or on a floating shelf at the other smaller setting. the children use their pictures on these bags to find their own beds and then keep them underneath while they sleep.

 

Hope that helps, theres not many responses on this forum these days

[trekker]

 Hi - thank you for taking the time to reply ☺️

I had not been involved in dealing with preparing / storing the bedding in my setting until recently (it had always been set out by other staff as part of transforming the room for sleepers) so I was curious to find out how others did it. Apparently there is a monthly cycle and parents provide and wash them and they are stored stacked together...but that jarred with me a bit.  I would think weekly cycle and separation of used sheets would be preferable but there have been no issues raised from parents or other staff at all.  

Can I ask where you get the little bags? - I've been looking but have only found drawstring ones and they are like shoe bags so quite big. 

[SueFinanceManager]

Hi Trekker

You need to have a crafty member of staff that could whizz them up on a sewing machine as they are only a rectangle sewn on 3 sides I guess.
Maybe stupid suggestion but could you use large zip & seal type bags that you could then write names on or do they have to be big enough for a pillow too?  Sorry never worked in a setting with beds so not sure what bedding needed.

Sue x

[trekker]

Hmm yes that could be an option...bonus of being dustproof too.  Failing that I will have to get some fun fabric and get my machine out - its been quite a while but think I could manage something simple  😊

[louby loo]

On 15/01/2025 at 16:23, SueFinanceManager said:

Hi Trekker

You need to have a crafty member of staff that could whizz them up on a sewing machine as they are only a rectangle sewn on 3 sides I guess.
Maybe stupid suggestion but could you use large zip & seal type bags that you could then write names on or do they have to be big enough for a pillow too?  Sorry never worked in a setting with beds so not sure what bedding needed.

Sue x

That was me for us!  I actually took a sewing machine in and got the older children involved with making them 😁😁

Next week the machines going in again and we're making bean-bags (throwing sort)

[louby loo]

On 31/01/2025 at 22:33, trekker said:

Hmm yes that could be an option...bonus of being dustproof too.  Failing that I will have to get some fun fabric and get my machine out - its been quite a while but think I could manage something simple  😊

You can do it! 😊😊😊

[lashes2508]

On 05/12/2024 at 17:52, trekker said:

Hi and thank you ...bit quiet here unless its a Tapestry thing from the looks of it.   

I've been popping in again after quite a break ...glad to see some names I recognise still 😊

Same here after a 7 year break ! Just returned to early years and forgot how physically tiring it is , ut amazed to see so many  names from the early days still here . 

 

[trekker]

Welcome back! 

Yes it certainly is tiring...I'm with toddlers and my knees don't much like sitting on the floor all day (well the getting up and down bit really!  😄)

 

[louby loo]

On 12/02/2025 at 19:02, lashes2508 said:

Same here after a 7 year break ! Just returned to early years and forgot how physically tiring it is , ut amazed to see so many  names from the early days still here . 

 

Welcome back 😊  Pop along to the 'Friday' thread for a catch up!