To think pre-school uniform is a bit sad?

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It's that time of year, the FB full of cute pics of kids off to school for the first time.

This year though I noticed a huge number of those heading to pre-school are in full-on actual primary school uniform.

They're barely 3 years old some of them! AIBU to think this is a bit OTT and frankly, sad, trying to force kids into conforming and growing up at earlier and earlier ages?

I could understand taster days in the last few weeks before summer (possibly) but for a whole year? Seems a bit much...

DD's preschool have an optional sweatshirt with their logo. I will be sending her in that with cheap joggers. Having seen DS come out of preschool covered in water/sand/dough/paint, I'd rather DD wore the uniform than wreck her other clothes.

Our Nursery class is attached to the school. Shares the same garden as Reception and they eat in the school hall with the rest of the school. They love wearing uniform like the big kids and helps staff distinguish between Nursery Class children and Day Care children which I also on the same site.

YANBU. It annoys me. I KNOW people say "Oh the sweatshirts save their own clothes" but how hard is it to buy a few cheap tees to wear? I ignored the uniform in my DDs preschool and sent her in her own things. They're in uniform long enough.

I wouldn't choose this for my DD, but she does ruin clothes at nursery/preschool.

YABU. I have friends with pre - school/nursery aged children and they love going in full uniform. I don't think its mandatory for all schools, but a choice. In my experience, a lot of the children do want to wear them because they often feel grown up like older siblings etc.

Besides, they look so cute!

Oh I like it. DD starts preschool.in Jan and will wear a uniform. Its a good intro to having to wear it for proper school and, as the Nursery Nurse said, she can run it ragged and still be sent in in it and her normal clothes can be kept relatively paint / stain free.

YANBU, though I guess it is up to the parents.

When DD2 was in nursery attached to a primary I stuck her in a school jumper but the rest was her own clothes. About 2/3 of the children were in full uniform. School jumper cost £1 second-hand from PTA so cheaper to trash than anything else. Plus she only did mornings so I didn't want to change her / have her in uniform for the afternoons.

Now a few years on it seems 99% of nursery are in uniform. Not sure whether that is change of school policy or parental choice.

I totally see the point of a sweatshirt/t-shirt (or three), it was the skirts that rattled me - just looks so wrong!

I saw a photo on my fb today of a little girl all decked out in school uniform for pre-school, even down to proper school shoes, I couldn't believe it!

My DS is starting pre school next week. He'll be going in jeans/trousers, normal tops and shoes. I have bought 2 of the pre-school t-shirts but that's simply to save some of his clothes. I'd much rather the cheapie t shirts get paint on than his normal day to day wear.

My dc's nursery had uniform. I preferred it.

Mine have all loved getting their nursery uniforms although I don't think it is actually compulsory but everyone gets it.

Having said that its pretty similar to what I dress them in anyway - dress with a top under and cardy

They were compulsory with DS1's pre-school.

Hate uniforms at nursery. Plenty of time for all that

Gosh I must really be missing something!

I don't think kids really notice that much, do they?

DS1 is a perfectly unique little fella, undamaged by those little navy jogging bottoms and jumpers. :o

At dd's school the nursery is non uniform

When dd was in nursery that's what everyone wore -leggings/joggers and a tshirt, usually from asda or primarni

About 3 years ago some children started wearing school uniform

This term everyone of them is wearing uniform

I actually think it spoils the first day of school -getting a uniform is all part of starting school

Also being in nursery does not guarantee a place in reception so having to buy all new for a different school is daft

Some nursery/preschool uniforms are really sensible (eg tabards and smocks which protect ordinary clothes for the worse of the muck that accumulates).

And some are OK - logo t-shirt and/or sweatshirt.

Full blazer, tie and boater would be a bit OTT.

YANBU! I've just gone to the school outfitters today to kit out my barely 3 year old DD for her 1st day on the 22nd. I feel so sad . She turned 3 middle of August. She hates the uniform. Wanted to buy pink dresses . God knows how I'll get her dressed on her first day.

What kind of uniform is it Shizzy?

We had a polo shirt, logo jumper and joggers or optional skirt.

Please tell me she doesn't have to wear a boater.

I sent DS in the logoed jumper and then requested they make polo shirts for the summer. I bought some cheap jeans to be his 'uniform'. no stress about paint/mud/other unmentionable things staining it. it's sensible. plus when it came to putting DS in full shirt and tie uniform for reception he didn't bat an eyelid as it wasn't a new concept.

Personally, I think the pre-schoolers should wear their own clothes. I'm in favour of a uniform, but only on P1 up. I

I don't like it either.
They're still babies to me and seeing them all dressed the same just looks a bit sad.

My DS gives not one shite what he wears, (he was 3 last month and has probable ASD so the uniform is the least of his issues with school!) but I don't get the parents' "saves wrecking their clothes" argument because school clothes cost exactly the same amount of money as non-school clothes so what's the difference? I'd rather stick him in some old clothes and let him wreck those.

But then I think we start all this school stuff far too early in this country anyway so I'm probably biased by that.

Dd had a full school uniform. She loved it as she was just like the big kids starting school.
She has logoed jumpers, polo shirts, and a dress, skirt or shorts.