Suncream should be applied at nursery

[Weefreetiffany]

Sent my eldest to nursery this morning in her raincoat but with suncream in her bag as the forecast said both. I explain to staff that she didn’t have cream on and they said no problem.

got to work and saw a group email from nursery saying if kids don’t arrive with sun cream on their time outside would be limited as staff will only reapply cream in the afternoon. But she only attends in the morning! Surely the time to apply cream is when it’s needed?

I picked her up and it’s clear she hasn’t had cream on, despite her diary saying she’s spent most of the morning outside. Her skin doesn’t smell of cream and she’s quite rosy. And downed two cups of water soon as we got home.

AIBU to be cross they didn’t put cream on her? I want to mention it as I would hope they’d apply as necessary… friends with kids in other nursery’s get the time their kids have cream put on noted in the diary- is that above and beyond or are my expectations too high?

Boots do a lovely 8 hour sun cream for kids that is factor 50 / 5 star. Much nicer to apply than the p20 all day stuff.

I'm quite surprised how many nurseries don't apply suncream as default. Ours do and they supply the suncream, you only take your own if you use a special one. They have also made very clear that suncream will be applied on all kids throughout day, no matter if it's done at home or not. They can't know, and guess they don't want to do a smell test 😀

Of course a long sleeved T shirt goes a long way toward saving the skin. Small children do not need to be stripped out to spahetti straps!

As others have said it’s not realistic to be doing it and if it’s needed in the morning I would expect it to be done before they go in.

my sister works in childcare and this year some brands have a new formula which contains almond oil (or similar) which isn’t great for people like her wihh allergies.

Our nursery apply it to all the kids in the morning on sunny days, we’re not required to apply before attending. They also supply it for a nominal charge.

I think YABU, why don’t you apply sunscreen as a morning routine no matter the weather?

Nursery practitioner here.

So, imagine if you had to apply sun cream to a large number of children before they could go outside... How long do you think it would take? Now, think how quickly you can apply sun cream to your own child before they go to nursery. In other words, staff don't have time to apply sun cream as they have a million and one other things to do and their main priority should be engaging with your child in play, not rubbing cream onto them.

If weather forecast says sun and rain, stick the cream on anyway - it hardly matters if it's not needed, but your child's covered if it is.

Rant over!

You should be doing it so they're ready to go outside in the morning. Nursery staff have so much to do already and it's very frustrating when parents don't bother.

When I worked as a Nursery School Teacher ,we kept children inside between 11 am and 3pm .With top ups at 3pm .

DD’s nursery applies sunscreen to a room full of at least 15 x 18months to 2 year old toddlers. You can choose to use their sunscreen or provide your own but I don’t think lathering her up at 8am before she goes in would stop her being relathered during the day.

I work in a nursery and we always apply suncream when it's needed, yes it's time consuming but would rather put it on than have several burnt children.

Same here - I assume they don't want the blame if they burn.

From March (ish) until the end of September I put sun cream on my DD every morning (more
or less) as the weather can often start grim and get out nice after a couple of hours. It is a bit of a faff but now it’s just part of the routine.

I’m a childminder. I look after 4 little ones every day and suncream them all either before we go outside or as soon as we get outside. It really doesn’t take that long to do and I know it’s done then. We spend a lot of time outdoors, If I suncreamed the first time at 9.30there is no way I wouldn’t suncream again before 3pm, there is every chance the child would be sunburnt before that time!

I think it’s really bad that a nursery won’t suncream during the morning. If a child arrives at 8, they have maybe left the house at 7.30 (and been suncreamed before they left the house) I don’t think my suncream would be protecting me from the hottest sun after 5 hours!

YOU should have put it on in the morning before coming!

The nursery means that they'll re-apply it at lunch time to the children staying all day. Not just default do it for everyone, regardless of what session they do.

Ours do too. Like lots of others have said they ask parents put it on in the morning and say that they will reapply before the children go outside and then at regular intervals throughout the day. I do put it on in the morning but when we pick him up it’s obvious he’s pretty much been bathed in it (which I’m not complaining about obviously).

Only tangentially related but when people were going in for ridiculous Covid theatre my son’s (then) nursery said they wouldn’t be applying or reapplying suncream to children at all. Which I thought was absurd (what next, refusing to change their nappies?!) So I withdrew him and enrolled him in the nursery he’s at now.

I put the 8 hour stuff on my daughter when I get her dressed in a morning. Nursery top up throughout the day but not sure when.

If she only goes in the morning then put it on in the morning

Just apply an 8hour sun lotion so you know she's covered for the full day. I wouldn't try nursery to do it for all the children each time they go outside, it's a bit job and a lot of kids will already have it applied. School children and most nurseries require the 8hour sun cream applied before.

I find it all a bit ridiculous. There aren't that many days when the UK has a high UV index and when there are, I out cream on my kids. Otherwise, I don't, they don't burn and nobody says anything. I grew up in Australia and I was putting my own sum cream on by the time I was four or five, it was essential, but a hat and long clothes more so.

YABU, totally U. Put it in at home

Nivea do a spray sun cream that is more like hairspray - easy to apply and no hands needed to rub it in. Top it off with a solid stick suncream - about £3 boots own for faces (can be used everywhere to be fair but more time consuming)

These are always in the house and car so no need to forget.

parents need to make these things as easy as possible for staff.

I’ve wondered about this lately. We had a questionnaire that we ticked if they were to provide sun cream or us. I said them on the assumption they apply it. However, I’ve started putting it on my son before he goes (he does 9-3) and he said they put more on him too. He was very rosey and not wearing his hat when I collected him which annoyed me!

put it on before she goes then you’ll know for sure she has it.

My nursery won’t apply it at all , they expect you to apply before you arrive and that’s it no top up. Allowed to send in own sunstick for them to apply themselves to face,ridiculous, also want them in long sleeve top and bottoms all summer.