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We hope readers will enjoy this latest edition of Nursery Topics, which is full of great ideas for planning a project on clothes. As our team of writers point out (Dress Codes, page 18), a topic on clothes is an ideal time to reflect on how children's clothes can affect their attitude to learning. Do you and the children in your setting avoid really messy play and some outdoor activities because you are fearful of how parents might react to dirty or torn clothes? Parents may need to be persuaded of the benefits of simple, comfortable and easy-to-wash clothing but it is important that practitioners make the case.

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