CM Club: Should I buy tabards or poloshirts for my staff

[KatyMac]

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I can't decided

Oh, are they bees! Ok, bees then. The children could learn to count on you!

Have you seen him?

No way, No how, no way

Vote here for the tabards. Would you specify what they had to wear underneath, ie blue T-shirt or whatever?

Having worked in preschools, the pocket would be very useful and to be frank, some of those polo shirts can be rather unflattering, not that it's a fashion parade (as my grandma used to say!) but you need to think of all shapes and sizes.

Yes, the size thing is a factor....

Hmm

Oh I'm being undecided again

The tabards are cute but poloshirts would be my vote, if I were to be your staff. Soo much easier.

Stop typing you, you've got sore hands!

Tabbards!

Polo shirts look more professional. I think tabbards can look messy on some people sometimes.

When I did nursery temping, the agency gave me a tabard. I felt a bit silly at first wearing it, but it had it's practical uses - great for baby sick .

Personally I prefer polo shirts, but I have a lot of them (with logo) which cost a lot to get produced.

If you are considering getting them embroidered, British Tabards are local to you and it looks as though they can embroider simple lettering quite cheaply (around £2 per garment).

DH worries about members of staff who wear low slung trousers and he sees a lot he doesn't want to - so I think tabards might work well

Oh I'm all diffused again

tabbards with a nice logo on

can you go with a different company? it needs to be a squarer neckline and hem then it would suit men too. It's a matronly cut

Was there anything better on Nicks site?

its just me but i dont agree with a uniform for childminding as its a home based setting for the children

Tabards great idea - our pre-school wear them and can have all manner of things in the pockets - including that all important post-it note and pen for the odd observation

Means you can swap them between staff also, and yes, great for covering up when 'more than a sensible amount of flesh' is on show! Quote is from an email from DH work in summer when some of the younger staff were baring a bit too much!

Tabards easy to make if you know someone with a decent sewing machine??

Either way you could get them screen printed at t-shirt printing shop? Cheaper than embroidering?

Don't NCMA do tabards, though think they about £15 each....

What about just bulk buying some normal tesco t-shirts etc in the same style /colour etc - much cheaper

I have decided to not make a decision (yet)

sorry but YUCK to polo-shirts and double yuck to tabards

anyway katy i thought you could sew?
you could make a nice pinny!!!

Sew?.....me?.....think you are confusing me with someone else.....I dabble a bit

& a pinny wouldn't cover the builders bum problem we are having

oh sorry katy - i really thought i'd seen something about you sewing (loosecovers??) maybe it was another katy - yes i can see the builders bum thing is not ideal esp. if they also wear thongs!!! yuck

but i used to have to wear a polo-shirt for work and i hated it (although i agree it's practical to have a partial uniform)and tabards remind me of grannies - sorry.

Sorry - I do sew - but not very well

DD & I are learning atm

You understand the excess flesh problem completely & it's in my house & DD is 10 and I don't want her thinking it's acceptable

But at least the tabards are a nice colour?

Any other suggestions that would deal with my little problem?

Aren't you opening the nursery now katymac?

Maybe one day - but childminding will go on anyway

Tabards!!!

thank god for that i thought i'd lost the plot!!!

yes the colour is beautiful . . . .

how about smocks with pockets(very maternal or even maternity!!!!)