My Montessori requires rain boots (for nature walks) and an extra pair of shoes in their cubby with the spare clothes. I try not to spend more than $20 on rain boots because I always need a pair for school and another for home. Sears or Target online usually works best for low prices but sometimes Amazon too. For the extra pair of regular shoes, I write her name on masking tape and put that in the sole and I make sure to save the receipt. Then when she hasn't touched them in 3 months I just return them and buy another pair in the next size up (Old Navy has a 90 day return period, and LL Bean you can basically return any time if they are unused).

Our Montessori in DC only requires rain boots to be kept on hand. Having to keep three separate pairs of shoes at school seems a bit much!

Rain boots aren't hard to find, OP. Just go to Target or Amazon or whatever, don't spend a huge amount, and get something inexpensive that your kid likes. Or you could get Boggs if you want to spend more and have them serve as both rain and snow boots.

LL Bean makes good kids' slippers. I have also sent the Hannah Anderson slipper socks with my kids before, but they can be hard to get on. Go for the LL Beans--easy on and off and nice and padded. For rain boots, I always get something very plain. Crocs (which I normally hate for the shoes) actually makes nice rain boots.

Anonymous wrote:OP- you might get more helpful responses on the private school board.

Really? I thought everybody bought all kinds of shoes for their kids, not only those sending their kids to private schools.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:is this for real??

I have never heard of something so ridiculous.

OP here. Is YOUR post a joke?

It's a little Montessori school in Seattle so it rains A LOT around here and a lot of their day is spent in practicing being independent and respectful so I appreciate my child learning to change shoes by herself and treasuring the hard work of those who clean the common areas. I can imagine how quickly the classroom would become gross if the kids walked in in their muddy outdoor shoes.

Anyway, I appreciate the helpful response from following PP.

no, not a joke. I have just really never heard of a daycare requiring kids to have 3 pairs of shoes. I mean it makes sense to keep the inside clean, we're a no shoes in the house sort of family, I have just never heard of a school with this poilcy.

and how was i to know you live in Seattle..this is DCUM.

And according to another PP this is common in M schools. A lot more to do with teaching method and a lot less to do with where the school is.

What a rude response, PP. Shame on you!

OP- you might get more helpful responses on the private school board.

I have a friend whose daughter attends the German school in Potomac.

They have rain boots for rainy days and "house shoes" to be worn indoors. They come to school in regular shoes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:is this for real??

I have never heard of something so ridiculous.

OP here. Is YOUR post a joke?

It's a little Montessori school in Seattle so it rains A LOT around here and a lot of their day is spent in practicing being independent and respectful so I appreciate my child learning to change shoes by herself and treasuring the hard work of those who clean the common areas. I can imagine how quickly the classroom would become gross if the kids walked in in their muddy outdoor shoes.

Anyway, I appreciate the helpful response from following PP.

no, not a joke. I have just really never heard of a daycare requiring kids to have 3 pairs of shoes. I mean it makes sense to keep the inside clean, we're a no shoes in the house sort of family, I have just never heard of a school with this poilcy.

and how was i to know you live in Seattle..this is DCUM.

What does my area has to do with the way you responded to my question? If I were in DC your rude and useless response would be acceptable?

Anyway, I'm just glad my kids are not in the same class as yours.

Target usually has cute, cheap rainboots.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:is this for real??

I have never heard of something so ridiculous.

OP here. Is YOUR post a joke?

It's a little Montessori school in Seattle so it rains A LOT around here and a lot of their day is spent in practicing being independent and respectful so I appreciate my child learning to change shoes by herself and treasuring the hard work of those who clean the common areas. I can imagine how quickly the classroom would become gross if the kids walked in in their muddy outdoor shoes.

Anyway, I appreciate the helpful response from following PP.

no, not a joke. I have just really never heard of a daycare requiring kids to have 3 pairs of shoes. I mean it makes sense to keep the inside clean, we're a no shoes in the house sort of family, I have just never heard of a school with this poilcy.

and how was i to know you live in Seattle..this is DCUM.

Anonymous wrote:is this for real??

I have never heard of something so ridiculous.

OP here. Is YOUR post a joke?

It's a little Montessori school in Seattle so it rains A LOT around here and a lot of their day is spent in practicing being independent and respectful so I appreciate my child learning to change shoes by herself and treasuring the hard work of those who clean the common areas. I can imagine how quickly the classroom would become gross if the kids walked in in their muddy outdoor shoes.

Anyway, I appreciate the helpful response from following PP.

We've always had rain boots - good for playing outside when it is ... wait for it ... raining. We love the keens when you can find them on sale, but land's end also has good ones that are almost always on some sort of sale.

Slippers are good inside, or you can ask the school what other kids are doing for indoor shoes. My school does this also, and I think it's great - it's a Montessori, so kids are on the floor playing and working a lot, and the change of shoes keeps the floor relatively clean for them to play on.

Is this perhaps a school with some sort of focus on Asian culture? If so, I'd probably get some kind of slippers. Even crocks would probably be good for this purpose.

is this for real??

I have never heard of something so ridiculous.

One for outdoors
One for indoors
One pair of rain boots

What do you have?

We're doing regular sneakers for outside but I have no idea what to do for the boots and inside shoes. Never had to buy them. Share your preferences please. DD is 3.