CCA Parent Handbook

What To Wear To School

Think of your child’s comfort

Provide simple clothing that is free of complicated fasteners. Appropriate clothing for running and playing. For safety reasons, sneakers or rubber soled shoes must be worn. No party shoes, crocs, sandals, or open-toed shoes, please. (Dirt, gravel, granite, sand, stubbed toes.)

Think of messy art materials and other messy activities

Provide clothing that is washable. The main aim of our school is for the children to learn through exploration. We paint, glue, color, crawl around, etc. Although smocks are used for all “messy” activities, little ones can get paint, etc. on more things than we can imagine. Please send children in clothing, which will not be “ruined” with an additional color on the sleeve! Shoes need to have backs and shorts under dresses.

Think of our playground

Provide clothing that is sturdy.

Think of the changing weather

Dress your child appropriately (it might be sunny and warm in the morning and cool and cloudy in the afternoon or vice versa). Provide sweaters and jackets as it is much easier to remove an unneeded item than to put on something you don’t have.

Think snow

Winter always comes and everyone asks if we go outside to play in the cold weather. The answer to this question is Yes. If it is raining, snowing, or cold, outside play is still available. Therefore, we ask that you dress your child accordingly. A hat, mittens, a warm coat, boots, snow pants etc. are important in keeping a child warm and able to play. Shoes need to be close toe.  They also need to be a style that your child can manage independently.  Shoe laces are not suggested as children of these ages can not do them independently. No one has fun if he/she is cold. 

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 PLEASE LABEL ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN’S CLOTHING 

• It is not unusual for our classroom to have 5 pairs of black snow-pants.

Items to be kept at school:

• 2 shirts
• 2 pants
• 2 pairs of socks
• 2 pairs of underwear
• 1 sweatshirt/sweater
• 1 snow-pants (winter)
• 1 snowboots (winter)
• 1 rainboots (spring/fall)

We will launder them throughout the year.