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Preschool education

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What does your 3yo girl wear to preschool?

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ijudge · 12/02/2011 09:30

DD wears trousers and a top, I thought a skirt or dress wouldn't be practical when climbing outside or riding the bikes/scooters etc

But all the other little girls seem to wear them and dd asked if she could.

Does your dd wear skirts/dresses and how does she get on with them?

Are tights a problem after using the toilet? I was thinking of buying long socks to overcome this problem.

Do her legs get more hurt if she falls and is wearing tights?

Do you think tights are colder than a pair of trousers?

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ijudge · 12/02/2011 09:45

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compo · 12/02/2011 09:46

My dd likes to choose her own clothes
if she chooses a dress sometimes I can persuade her to wear leggings underneath

Bunbaker · 12/02/2011 09:49

DD always wore jeans and the preschool sweatshirt. She never asked to wear a skirt, so I can't really answer your question.

I think tights would be a problem because the preschool teachers don't help the children in the toilets as they (the children) are encouraged to be independent.

Jeans/trousers offer far more protection against grazed knees than tights and IMO are much warmer.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 12/02/2011 09:49

She just wears whatever I've got to hand really. The only stipulation is that they don't wear tights on swimming day.

We can by logod polo shirts and sweatshirts but I haven't bothered.

Was thinking of getting her a couple of cheap school uniform type summer dresses soon to wear when its warmer. She is 3.5 but starts school in September so she will be able to wear them for the first half term at school too.

SharonGless · 12/02/2011 09:53

DD wears a mixture of trousers and skirts with tights or leggings under. She finds tights easier to get down for toilet trips. I haven't noticed more bruises when she wears skirts or dresses.
Like compo DD tends to decide what she would like to wear although I leave outfits out if DH is getting her dressed as he is colour blind.

FreakoidOrganisoid · 12/02/2011 09:53

DD wore skirts/dresses the entire time at preschool as she refused to wear trousers at all for nearly two years. She could manage her own tights though so no problems there.

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ijudge · 12/02/2011 10:26

I think I might let her wear them when the weather gets warmer and then the tights won't be an issue.

Do you think skirts hinder outdoor play?

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purepurple · 12/02/2011 10:29

Skirts don't really hinder outside play, except for long skirts/dresses which can get caught when climbing and cause accidents.

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ijudge · 12/02/2011 11:17

Doesn't really matter if they fall over and their knickers are on show at that age does it?

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 12/02/2011 17:14

Of course not.

mais · 12/02/2011 17:26

I found denim pinafores great for preschool for my DD. Hardwearing and could be worn with any t-shirt/tights/leggings.
They are very versatile, I used to put a poloneck longsleeve top under it for winter, and then as weather improved, change to longsleeve t-shirt and then short sleeve.
Light shorter style leggings can be a help under them to make it easier to go down slides, as bare legs tend to stick!

Runoutofideas · 14/02/2011 11:24

It depends what type of dress she wants to wear. DD2 often wants to wear "party dresses" which I talk her out of as I don't think they are appropriate for climbing, bike riding etc. She often wears this sort of thing though and has not had a problem with grazed knees particularly. She is capable of dealing with her tights herself, though which I'm sure helps a lot.

She has refused to wear jeans to pre-school ever since a bigger girl told her she looked like "a boy and a baby" in them !

ShowOfHands · 14/02/2011 11:30

DD wears whatever she wants to wear.

As long as she can take herself to the toilet and ride a bike in whatever she chooses, I'm happy to let her wear anything.

CappuccinoCarrie · 14/02/2011 11:38

DD wears jeans and those t-shirts that come in a pack of three from tesco. Everything comes home covered in paint, so i'm not sending her in 'nice' clothes! Thankfully she doesn't seem too aware what the others are wearing, but I can imagine that would be tricky.

butterpieify · 14/02/2011 13:50

DD1 went to nursery today wearing a black spotty knee length, long sleeved dress, red spotty short sleeved hoodie over the top, white socks, black shoes. On friday it was a white poloneck under a black polka dot 50's style dress, black tights with red doc marten style boots, and I think thursday was a purple long sleeved t shirt, pink skirt just under knee length, stripy purple tights and a rainbow cardigan with her black shoes again. That was an unusual day, because she wasn't wearing anything with a circle on, and she like circles . Hair usually in two plaits or a high ponytail with a ribbon, with a clip or two to keep her hair out of her eyes.

She usually wears dresses as trousers just fall down and she can't do up belts herself. She did have dungarees for a while, but she grew out of them and they are hard to find at her age, and sometimes she wears braces, but she only has one pair and we keep losing them.

DD2 has just mastered the art of removing her own trousers now too, so she may have to go to tights and dresses or dungarees too, although she mostly crawls about and is only a wobbly walker so she needs things with strong knees.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 14/02/2011 13:53

Jeggings (shoot me, they're practical and more comfy than jeans), leggings or tracksuit bottoms, a top and her pre-school jumper. So far no comments about her atire. There are a few be-skirted children there but mostly they're all leggings and tracky bums.

butterpieify · 14/02/2011 14:04

My only criteria are that she must wear practical shoes (ie either her "school" shoes, or her boots, no wellies unless she needs them for the walk there, no party shoes or crocs), she must have a vest and a cardigan or jumper and her hair needs to be tied up out of her face. Obviously not her best party dress or anything woefully too small either.

Prety much though, it is what is clean, and when it was bought it was generally anything that isn't too sickly pink. Most of the kid's clothes are hand me downs or handmade by family anyway though.

kattyo · 14/02/2011 14:29

leggings and long sleeved t-shirts, with or without a skirt on top (jumble sale, second hand). and a cardigan in case it gets cold. mine can pull up their own tights so if they choose tights it's ok. old clothes, and clothes i don't mind getting wrecked. dresses if fairly short and non-restrctive. have a pile of clothes i don't care much about now - and the girls can choose from these (though since instigated this takes ages to get out of house in the morning as they deliberate on their days attire). today one of them wore fairy wings as well.

mamadoc · 14/02/2011 19:55

DD won't wear trousers ever! Its not that I want it that way I also think trousers more practical but she won't wear them. She doesn't go in party dresses just cordroy or denim pinafore dresses.
She may also have a point in a way as she is so skinny that skirts and trousers fall down which I think annoys her.
She can go to the toilet just fine in tights, climb stuff, no problem.

supersewer · 15/02/2011 22:25

as a preschool worker - easy pull up trousers, that are not too long so they don't drag in puddles - leggings are fab. Skirts are OK but leggings are less likely to restrict their movements when climbing or get caught in bike wheels etc...

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