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AIBU?

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to expect DSs nursery not to lose his clothes all of the time

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RosJ · 31/10/2007 09:05

something goes missing about once a week. i dont know how they manage it. They seem to change his clothes a lot-if he gets a bit of food on them etc and then put them in the wrong bag and i never get them back.

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Lazarou · 31/10/2007 09:09

Has he got his name on all his stuff including his bag?

mishymoo · 31/10/2007 09:11

I guess you right his name on his clothes, don't you? Well if so, then they have no excuse for losing his clothes all the time - I would be very . Also, ask them not to change his clothes if they are not too dirty.

I would also speak to the Manager and ask her to ensure that the staff check where they are putting your DSs clothes and to make sure they are in the right bag!

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RosJ · 31/10/2007 09:16

Yes he's got his name on everything and "please return to" now. I get other babies clothes in my bag and I always return them. They sometimes say "maybe its in the laundry" I dont understand why they have to wash them there....
Maybe I'm being a bit petty. I find it a bit difficult ot complain sometimes becaues I tend to get "yeah but, no but" type answers and leave feeling like I'm just being fussy or something. Very young girls most of them.

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mishymoo · 31/10/2007 09:21

I really think you need to put your foot down and tell them not to put his clothes in the laundry and that you will wash them at home. If they are very dirty, then ask them to put it in a nappy sack then into his bag.

Tell them you cannot afford for them to keep losing your DS clothes.

I definitely think a chat with the Manager is in order here. You might find you aren't the only parent who is complaining about this and at the end of the day, you are paying for a service and you have the right to expect they won't lose your DS clothes all the time. The odd pair of socks or T-shirt is acceptable but not an item a week.

katwith3kittens · 31/10/2007 09:30

I had this at the nursery my DS went to. It was lovely in all other respects but a bit annoying to find labelled items went missing on a regular basis (even underpants during the potty training stage !). They used to have a big open table every couple of months so people could claim their lost property.

In the end I sent my son in supermarket clothes that I didnt mind if they came back or not.... inevitably I never lost anything after that !

DynamicNanny · 31/10/2007 10:30

Hi,

As a nursery nurse I have been on the other end several times - especially working with 1-2 year olds.

Yes it is annoying when an item goes missing and I have spent many an evening hunting for a sock a child has taken of and hidden in the toy cooker! With relation to grubby clothes - we don't whip them of if theuy get a single speck of dirt on them but mainly when a child has gotten to the art table without an apron and covered themselves with paint- even when supervised it happens or afterlunch when the children have somehow despite having a bib on and sat forward have food all over their shirt even on the back! and obviously we don't want any of your clothes stained so we shove it in the wash - and put a aign on the door to remember to get the stuff out - sometimes though another member of staff from another room takes out the washing thinks its spare and puts it in the spare cupboard - even if there is a name in it!!

Starbear · 31/10/2007 11:18

You've reminded me. must get off this and order some iron on tags.

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RosJ · 31/10/2007 11:38

Hi DN,
Yes I can imagine what its like, -thats why I dont want to go in there and come over stroppy-I'll get the moaning out of my system first. i think I've got lower standards of cleanliness that they have-some of the clothes they've taken off and put in plastic bags have just got a bit of food on them, I would have left them on all day....It seems like they have a system where one person takes off and someone else put the clothes in the bags-and thats where the confusion happens.
I might just give his keyworker a list of missing items and ask her to look out for them...

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laura032004 · 31/10/2007 20:33

Could you send your son in a 'uniform'? I had a similar problem at a nursery, so I bought a 5 pack of 'school' t-shirts - all blue poloshirts. I think because he always wore them, they got used to them being his, and they always came back. However,he's 3, not so practical with a baby

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RosJ · 31/10/2007 20:43

a very good idea that, Laura. I'll prob do that. Off to Primark I go...or is there a cheaper place??

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laura032004 · 31/10/2007 20:54

I bought mine from the Tesco value kids range. I think they worked out at less than £1 each. Sure Primark is a similar price though. Hope it does the trick!

LazyLinePainterJane · 31/10/2007 20:56

I would say that if they are named and not coming back within a week or so, then they should be replacing them.

The uniform thing is a good idea. If you buy them cheaply enough, I would tell the nursery not to put them in the machine if they are dirty, just to put them in your bag.

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