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That happened a lot to my son before he figured it out. Having been a teacher, I didn't worry about it. I do think when the opportunity arises, the teachers should point it out, but I don't expect them to catch it every time.

I'd probably be upset if my child complained to the teacher about her feet hurting and the teacher didn't take any action to perhaps help LO swap out the snow boots. Otherwise, I'd use it as a teachable moment for me and my LO. Are the kids able to zip up their coats on their own?

Considering my husband has put my son's shoes on the wrong feet and only has 1 kid to worry about, it wouldn't bother me at all. I'd hope the teacher would point it out if they happened to notice, but it doesn't seem like that big of a deal.

I actually was in that position, teaching 4K and it is stressful getting everyone dressed and out, HOWEVER, not okay. That isn't very nice to let a kid walk around with improper(ly fitting) footwear, so yeah, I would have a problem with it. I don't view that as very caring. The thing with shoes is that obviously they are important to foot development.

I think they should be able to easily glance at everyone's boots on the way out the door but it's not a safety issue so I wouldn't care. It's a little weird if they noticed and would just leave them like that though.

it would bother me because i immediately thought of 2 summers ago when i was at the splash pad with DS and i put his water slippers on the wrong feet and he fell over twice and was crying hysterically and didn't want to play in the water anymore. So i would be worried about him hurting himself with shoes or boots on the wrong feet. Other items wouldn't bother me as much, particularly because i would probably never know.

I don't think it's a big deal but I'd probably help her work on it at home

i'm just happy he can dress himself! boots are on wrong feet all the time. If we're going out walking or playing for a long time I make him switch it, but otherwise I let him be.

The clothes no but yes to the shoes. It's painful to walk with boots on the wrong foot!

Clothes no, shoes yes - because a tripping hazard maybe?!

That wouldn't bother me - my lo puts her shoes on the wrong feet all the time. If the kids put their shoes on the wrong feet at school, the teachers mention it to the kid. They don't force them to change, though.

Both of DD1s early daycare/preschools (from 2-3, basically) actually made this a "policy"...for lack of a better word. They wanted to foster independence and self-care, so they didn't always jump in to fix things if the kid did them wrong. They would often make a comment in a playful/nice way, just to make the kid aware. But they firmly believed that if you fixed it for the kid everytime, they'd get discouraged from helping themselves & learning to do it correctly.

The only time I thought it was a little ridiculous was when she came home wearing two pairs of pants, her shirt was on backwards, and her coat was on inside out. But even then, I didn't really care. Ha.

It would bother me in terms of safety and DS' ability to walk, but I would try to help DS get them on the right feet through labeling or some kind of markings. I wouldn't expect the teacher to be able to do that for all those children at once.

Wouldn't bother me. I put my kids shoes on right today and she had taken them off and put them on wrong! If it doesn't bother her, doesn't bother me.

My daughter put shoes on the wrong feet for a long time at preschool. It bothered me a little the first time the teacher didn't change it, but took full responsibility that I need to teach her. Just like if she had messy hair, I needed to figure out how to keep it neat. When she came home with snot on her face (when she was two) I was a little sad nobody wiped it but I was not going to confront the teacher about that either. I just kept teaching LO how to wipe her nose. And invented the toddler Kleenex belt. (yah, I wish!)

Wouldn't bother me.