What to Bring to Nursery

We ask parents to provide a change of clothes and any personal items your child may require. These should be clearly labelled and brought to nursery in a small bag that can be hung on your child’s peg. For safety reasons drawstring bags and plastic bags are not permitted.

We ask that children are dressed suitably for the nursery day where they will take part in fun creative sessions that involve paint, cornflour and glue for example. Outdoor learning takes place daily so suitable seasonal clothing is essential, for example, a warm coat, hat and wellington boots in the winter months, and a hat and sun cream in the summer (from April). Sun cream should not contain nuts as we are a nut-free nursery.

Unfortunately, we cannot take responsibility for personal items, but we will do our best to ensure these items are placed into your child’s bag at the end of the day.

Parents with young children will also need to provide nappies, wipes, nappy cream, or equivalent. You are welcome to bring these items in your child’s bag each day or bring some in bulk to store at the nursery – we’ll let you know when we’re running low.

For babies requiring formula milk, we prefer ready to use cartons. We ask that all formula bought in, either bottle, carton or box be sealed so we know when it was opened. Mothers are welcome to drop in throughout the day to breast feed whenever possible, or to bring in expressed breast milk. The nursery will provide sterilised bottles and teats. We provide cow’s milk and can provide bottles, unless you prefer to bring your own.

Your child’s Key Person will let you know if there is anything else you need to bring.