petty- but should I say something?

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Anonymous wrote:Teach your 3 year old to wipe her mouth. Case closed.

So every parent sends their 3 year old with a pack of wipes and teaches them this? Usually I don't care but today she had 3 stains on her face! One on her eyebrow, lip and cheek. It's not like she has a mirror to go look at herself during the day. I don't think preschools operate in that manner. To me, if it's excessive the teacher would have to say something to the child.

99% of parents who have kids in preschool do not care about this issue.

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My kid regularly came home from preschool with food stains on her clothes and face, and dirt/paint/who the hell knows stains on her hands and clothes. Kids get messy. The teachers had the kids wash their hands, and they wiped off really noticeable stuff, but they didn't sweat the small stuff. And neither did I. And neither do most people.

Totally! I figure that if my kid comes home from preschool messy, it's been a great day full of fun activities. They're kids, people...

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Anonymous wrote:Preschool teacher here. We prompt the kids to wipe their faces after lunch. If they need help, we help them. I'd never send a kid home with a dirty face.

THANK YOU...my preschool is like this too! OP yuck that's gross and annoying. I wouldn't say anything to the teachers, it's a no-win. But I'd comment loudly at pick up about it.

So, you'd just be obnoxiously passive-aggressive about it?

The teachers clearly are wiping the kids' faces, because OP is talking about tiny stains. A teeny spot of food on a kid's face is just not something I have the bandwidth to freak out abou.

Yup I’d totally be passive aggressive about it. They are great teachers. I’m not trying to complain, just hint. The other day at drop off, I loudly said “Larlo come here and let me wipe your nose. There you go, nice and clean”. That is the standard I want for my kid. Doesn’t mean I’ll get that, and I’m not going to ask. I hate crusty noses and food on faces.