Would this annoy you as a parent?

[Jodes97]

I work in a nursery and a parent has messaged in asking what kind of paint we use at the nursery. They said it’s not coming out of their boys clothes after trying everything and they’re annoyed about it, saying they’d expect it be water based paint. Would this be something that would annoy you as a parent or would you just think it’s to be expected at nursery?

That would annoy me. There must be adequate non-staining options available.

Is it water based paint? Yes I would be a bit annoyed if it wasn’t, after all it’s just as easy to get water based so why wouldn’t you.

Definitely expect a few stains on nursery clothes but not all the time and from something avoidable.

No, it wouldn’t bother me. I wouldn’t send my child in clothes I was bothered about. I thought that’s what most people did.

We have this with school also!
Are aprons not a thing now? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I would expect it at nursery and I wouldn't ever have sent my daughter in wearing 'good' clothes for that reason. Although I would also generally expect young children with paints to be wearing aprons.

I probably wouldn't message about it, but I'd expect all paint to be water based

Wouldn’t bother me. I used to just buy cheap clothes for nursery, knowing that mess is how they learn. They had posters up at my sons nursery with a stained uniform highlighting the importance of messy play. Surely as a parent it’s to be expected

Nursery used to tell me to send dd in old clothes… she grew every few months and was the only dc in the family so no hand me downs. Her clothes were never “old”. I put a painting apron in her bag but apparently nursery couldn’t use it because painting was always out. Drove me nuts. And yes, the paint we had at home came out so why couldn’t nursery use the same.

Wouldn't annoy me at all, I sent DD to nursery in "nursery clothes". DD was and still is a muck magnet though. You could sit this kid in an empty room and she'd still come out filthy.

I admire people who send their kids to nursery in old clothes. I always felt it was my job as a parent to make sure my kids didn't look scruffy. I never quite got to sending them into nursery with clothes that had been stained at nursery! They were kept for messy stuff at home.

Nope, nursery clothes all the way, including charity shop stuff if we needed extra.

I wouldn’t send a kid to nursery in best clothes, but equally yes, I would expect you to use water based paint

This, I also wouldn't be bothered if the clothes got ruined. My DCs clothes seem to get more wrecked with mud and sand

I used to send mine in black or navy or other dark colours to solve the problem. The paint never washed out regardless of what I tried!

I'd expect water based paint to be used. You still don't want old clothes ruined with paint.

No, I just accept that they will get messy. I usually try and go for darker clothes for play, so it's less noticable. I guess if their child particularly likes painting they might be ruining all of their clothes.

I was tempted to ask nursery the same. Why are aprons not a thing now? And don't get me started on why they never wear bibs at mealtimes and always eat tomato based sauces which never wash out either. One wear of anything to nursery and it's wrecked. Ironically with water play the other day, I has a photo of them all in a waterproof apron. Grrr.
I don't want to keep sending my LO in, wearing the same two grubby 'nursery' tops on rotation.

It's ridiculous to complain. They should send DC in old clothes. Most paint in nursery and school is water-based but parents still complain. Whiteboard pens also.stain.

We had this at DD's nursery and yes, it annoyed me!

All the paints and felt tips we have at home are washable. I expected the nursery to use washable too, but they didn't. I'm not precious about clothes etc, but it did seem a bit silly. I guess the non washable paints must have been cheaper 🤷‍♀️

Omg yes, it was tomato and carrot soup every week!!

It wouldn’t bother me. I send my boys to nursery in clothes that I’m not bothered if they get damaged (or ones that have already been damaged at nursery), we pretty much have the same couple on outfits on rotation.

I’m generally very chilled about these sorts of things, kids get messy at nursery, no big deal. But my children’s nursery use this paint as well and it absolutely drives me crazy. It DOES NOT come out and near enough every item of clothing gets ruined every time they paint. Now I’m at the point that I just send them back in with the (clean) stained clothes but it does annoy me as I don’t particularly like my children looking scruffy even though I know they are clean. I just think surely it’s easy enough to just use water based paint? Is it a cost thing? Is water based more expensive? At the same time I’ve never complained about it (apart from to my DH) as I can’t be arsed with the agro but yes it’s annoying.

I find it more annoying they give reception and year 1 children whiteboard markers that do not wash out the ridiculously expensive uniform tbh. This shit doesn’t end at nursery.

I wouldn’t complain but I’d have expected water-based paint and aprons. It’s good practice to teach young children how to protect themselves/their clothes (aprons for painting/baking etc.).
Reception in primary schools (or at least the ones I’ve worked in) also use aprons and water-based paints to protect their uniforms.

Yes, it would annoy me. Kids get paint EVERYWHERE, it’s totally foreseeable, and water based paint exists and is readily available. I would expect them to be doing something that could ruin their clothes.