PVA hair nightmare

[sunshineandrainbowsparkles]

So my 2 dds attend nursery school and from brushing their hair this morning it is obvious they have been using PVA glue yesterday. Dd1 is 4, almost 5. Has very fine wispy blonde hair with fringe that she usually wears down problem-free. Dd2 is 3 and has incredibly long hair down to her bottom nearly that is always tied back for practical reasons. Yesterday she emerged from nursery without her clip in I'd send her with to tie her hair back, and hair swaying freely. Fine.... until this morning trying to brush it!! AIBU to expect the nursery take the right precautions before allowing them to use PVA glue? Like ensuring hair is tied back? Am I right to suggest this to them, or remove my child from the activity altogether?

You need to plait their hair back properly for nursery! The staff can't be doing hair before every activity, and many will have free flow anyway. And an easily removed clip isn't enough for all day
PVA will wash out with some conditioner though.

Tie your child's hair up before sending them every day. And wash it in an evening as you can guarantee there will always be paint, glue, bogies, food etc in there.
I used to be an early years teacher and had it in my hair all the time. Not something that can be avoided I'm afraid. And keeping them away from activities is just cruel

You'd stop your child painting/gluing etc in case they get somein their hair!!

Precious much... good luck for the future

Jeez, it really is no big deal. They're kids, they get stuff in their hair, sometimes you have to cut it out. If it was so bad to the point of negligence on the part of the nursery it would have been immediately obvious. I don't think you can too excited about this.

As a PP said, more secure hairstyles for nursery in future, hey?

Plait it or cut it if it's too long to be manageable!

Can I just add she usually has 2 French/Dutch plaits in for school, I started from an early age as she has hair like a spaniels ears. Guess I'm just annoyed that the one day I don't tie it completely back this happens!

Sod's law isn't it!

I'm pretty sure vegetable oil and a comb works.

I once let my 4 year old paint an old toy table outside on the grass. I thought it was good to get her involved.
It was ordinary emulsion.

What I didn't foresee was her putting her head on the ground to paint underneath.

When she started she was cute and blond, when she finished I had a smurf.

It did eventually come out with vegetable oil and a comb......

It is indeed epoxy 🙄 goodness me beebee! We love and learn ... sometimes 😆

Live!

Wait til they are allowed scissors at school! My DD had a chunk cut off... at least she didn't come out with a tattoo

I am a nursery practitioner. Please tie your daughter's hair up. Nurseries do use glue, scissors, paint, gloop etc and we don't have time to be tying every little girls' hair up beforehand. We have 12 in our 2-3yr room, one day a week ten of the children are girls. If we had to do each of their hair, what with the ensuing tears/tantrums from some, we would have no time left to do the activities we have planned. We do our very best to stop them getting covered in glue/paint etc, but with 3 adults to 12 two year olds, it will happen despite our efforts.

*Girl's

For future reference, PVA can be removed from hair by rubbing it with a wet wipe and brushing if you don't have time to wash it, as can poster paint, mud and glitter glue. It will also come out with shampoo. virtually anything else can be removed with anti-bac hand gel but rinse and condition after.

I work in a school and have very long hair (past my bottom) even having it in a french plait isn't any guarantee it will stay paint or glue free as I've dropped the end of my hair in things and wiped wispy bits out my face with sticky/painty hands so many times and I don't even have being 3 as an excuse.

lol thanks for the info Greebols! I've told them both that if they aren't prepared to have her hair tied back everyday, their uncle hairdresser will have to cut the whole lot short... don't think they'll argue again about hair being tied back.

I appreciate that airand and as a rule I usually do, I suppose this is a good lesson for them to learn aswell as me

I work in a nursery and he children have free access to
Glue
Scissors
Paint
Playdough
All day, every day

My staff are busy supervising the children, they certainly don't have time to redo children's hair

Even with hair tied back, I'm amazed at the amount of times children run their hands through their hair and other people's.