'Slippers-only' at nurseries - please can someone explain why?

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DS2's nursery has suddenly introduced a 'slipper-only' rule at nursery (they keep their outdoor shoes in their bag to put on when they go outside). I have thrown away the newsletter now which mentioned it but it stated it was something to do with the EYFS and the children's well-being Why do slippers help with the children's well-being??

I don't have a problem with it other than it is just another thing to have to do when I do the drop-off/pick-up as DS2 is not great at putting his own shoes/slippers on yet and I am always running late as it is

I am in Switzerland and all kids here at kindergarten and school have to wear indoor slippers. I really like it because the carpets arent muddy and in wet weather it stays really nice a clean inside as they take their shoes off right by the door. Maybe get some doodles if feet are big enough as they are fitted properly by Clarkes. But it does cost so much more especially when they have growth spurts.

I think it's gross to have kids crawling around on the floor where people have walked in outdoor shoes. Strict shoes off policy at our kids' place. Parents also take their shoes off at the door or put those little plastic covers on their shoes and I don't have a problem with it.

They are just in socks indoors though. Some have bobux or moccasin type things but no actual PJ type slippers.

In the majority of Nurseries, babies aren't crawling around on the floor where older children are running in and out of the garden, or are playing. The babies (funnily enough) will be in the baby room.

It's the old 'do you wear shoes in your house' debate...

No back for good your right but you may have siblings/parents and staff walking in and out. All the staff/visitors etc in our nursery are shoeless or have covers (covers for dropping off/collecting only - no shoes in babyroom for safety reasons)

I prefer it and the adults used to have to take shoes off too before entering the rooms!!

I dont have shoes in my house either so its a dream come true for me

But baby rooms tend to cover the age range 0-2, at least they do in my DS's nursery. When he started at 13 months he was crawling round and putting stuff in his mouth, but now he's 21 months and running around in outside shoes in the same room. Bit gross really but it's the same at baby groups etc and it probably boosts their immune systems. I did visit one nursery where they had a 0-1 room and a 1 year old room and there was a shoes-off rule in the 0-1 room, which seemed a good idea.

My DS rarely has his shoes on when I pick him up anyway - not sure whether he takes them off himself or what! Other kids have theirs on. Actually now I think of it when he first got shoes (cruisers, before he was walking) I asked the staff to only put the shoes on if he was going to be outside so maybe they think I still want them to do that.

Depends on the size of the Nursery Woodlands - the majority tend to move them out of the baby room once they are moving on their feet for most of the time.

At my sons nursery, they have introduced a no shoes policy in just the baby room which is up to about 18 mths. Staff have their own slippers kept there for this purpose. Some babies have slippers or slipper socks or just crawl around (mostly carpet) with socks. There are shoe covers if parents wish to go into the room.
It's not caused problems as far as I'm aware.

We don't walk about the house in outdoor shoes so why is it happening in some nurseries? All sorts of germs and parasites being brought in (threadworms eggs for instance). Bad practice.