• A labelled wet and dry bag - for bringing soiled clothes home

• A labelled reusable food storage box – to bring home baked goods from a cooking activity or a birthday treat from a peer

These save the unnecessary use of single use plastic bags and food wrapping

• A re-useable water bottle

• A spare set of clothes (with child's name clearly labelled inside) to change into if they get messy

• A bottle for milk

• Formula or EBM

• Nappies - either for the day or in bulk

• Wipes - either for the day or in bulk

• Nappy Cream

• A special toy/ comforter for under 3’s

• A blanket for children that sleep at nursery - please provide a blanket that can go in the washing machine

• For children who are potty training we ask for 4 spare sets of underwear and bottoms please – your child will be busy and easily distracted at nursery and so we expect more accidents than at home in the early stages of potty training

• Your child should please attend nursery in clothes that can get messy – our children love messy play and craft, and ‘best’ clothes could easily be spoilt.

• Clothing should be comfortable and enable your child to move freely. Our children climb, jump, run and play – they need to be able to do this without restriction.

• Indoor closed toed shoes or slippers – we want our children to feel at home in nursery, and a no outside shoe rule helps keep our indoor spaces clean. Bare feet or socks however are not the safest with some activities and so some footwear is required.

• Closed toed shoes or boots – our children play outside every day and so they need footwear that are suitable outside for the weather.

• Welly boots – it can rain anytime of the year – and wellies mean we can embrace outside play whatever the weather. If your child can toddle, we ask for a pair of wellies to be kept in nursery please so we are always good to go!

• A seasonal hat – in summer we need a sun hat and in winter a woolly hat please.

• A jacket or coat – in Spring and Summer please provide a light rain jacket and in Autumn and Winter, a warm coat and waterproof trousers or a waterproof all-in-one.

• Waterproof trousers or an all in one suit.

• Mittens for winter on a string connected to your child’s coat. Fingered gloves are too challenging for children to use independently and so mittens are much better for this age group.