Jumpers and cardigans go first
They come off at morning break, on the field, in the hall, and they get put down somewhere other than a peg. Label them before anything else, and label every one you own rather than the newest.
School name labels
Name labels for school uniform, PE kit and gear
Thirty children, one identical jumper. A printed name gets it back from the lost property box, and the QR code gets it back when it never reaches the lost property box at all.
- Name plus scannable QR
- No app for the finder
- One profile, every label
- Update details online
The school problem
School uniform is the only clothing designed to be identical
Every other garment your child owns is distinguishable at a glance. Uniform is deliberately not, which is why one jumper in a cloakroom of thirty is genuinely unidentifiable without a label.
A name works inside school. Outside it does not.
In the cloakroom a name is enough, because the office knows which child it belongs to. On the bus, in the park after school or at a fixture at another school, a name tells a stranger what your child is called but not how to reach you. That gap is what the code closes.
Details change, labels do not have to
New phone, new second contact, new after-school arrangement. One profile sits behind every label in the pack, so you change it once online and every jumper already labelled is current.
Specifications
Made for uniform, PE kit and the bottle that comes home
- Uniform and PE kit
- Iron-on labels apply to suitable garment fabric, or to the heat-safe care tag already sewn inside the item
- Bottles and lunch boxes
- These need a sticker, not an iron-on. Our waterproof QR stickers are not open for orders yet, so ask us about availability
- Printed on the label
- Your child's first name, a colorful QR code that opens on any phone camera, and ContactMyParent.com
- For the finder
- No ContactMyParent account and no app. They point a phone camera at the code
- Privacy
- You choose whether a finder sees your saved details or only a message form that reaches you
- Returns
- 30 calendar days to request a return
What to label
Start with what leaves the peg
Ranked by how often it goes missing rather than by what a school letter lists alphabetically. Our school label checklist has the full count.
Label these first
- Jumpers and cardigans
- Coat and waterproof
- PE kit and drawstring bag
- Water bottle
- Book bag or backpack
- Hat, gloves and scarf
Worth labelling
- Polo shirts and blouses
- Trousers, skirts and pinafores
- Lunch box and containers
- Shoe bag and plimsolls
- Swimming kit and towel
- Reading folder
Only if your school asks
- Socks and tights
- Pencil case and equipment
- Individual gloves, one label each
- Wellies, one label per boot
- Sun hat and sunscreen
- Musical instrument case
Packs
Choose by how much uniform you own
Every pack includes one contact profile with free updates. The name label calculator has a school preset that counts uniform, PE kit and gear for you.
Essentials Pack
Jumpers, coat and the PE bag, the things that actually go missing
$14for 10 labels
- 10 iron-on labels
- 1 contact profile
- Free profile updates
School Year Pack
A full uniform rotation plus PE kit for one child
$24for 25 labels
- 25 iron-on labels
- 1 contact profile
- Free profile updates
Family Pack
Two children, or one child with a sports kit and a school trip coming
$39for 50 labels
- 50 iron-on labels
- 1 contact profile
- Free profile updates
Getting set up
An hour in the summer holidays
Do it once in August and you are done until the next growth spurt.
- 1
Count the uniform
Count what you own rather than what the school list says, including last year's jumper that still fits. Undercounting on the first order is the single most common mistake.
- 2
Apply the labels
Iron-on labels go onto suitable garment fabric or onto the care tag already inside the item. Water bottles and lunch boxes need a sticker on a clean, dry hard surface, and those are not on sale yet.
- 3
Set up the profile
Enter the bundle code from your pack, add your child's first name and the number you want a finder to call. Add a second contact for the days you cannot answer.
- 4
Decide what is public
Choose whether a finder sees your details or only a message form. For school-age children most parents publish a first name and one number, and nothing that identifies the school.
What a finder sees
The jumper that never reaches lost property
Someone finds a coat on a bus, at a park, at a swimming pool. They want to return it and have no idea how. They point a phone at the code and reach you directly, with nothing to install and no account to make. The school office never has to be involved.
- Works on iPhone and Android cameras with no app
- Shows only what you choose to publish
- Or hides your details behind a message form
- One profile behind every label in the pack
Questions parents ask
Frequently asked questions
How many name labels do I need for school?
For a primary child on a weekly wash, most families land somewhere around 25 to 30 once uniform, PE kit, coats, bottles and bags are counted. Secondary is usually fewer garments but more equipment. The name label calculator on this site has a school preset that counts it properly, and it is free with no email required.
Is a QR code overkill for a school jumper?
Inside school, yes, and we would rather say so. A printed name is enough for the office to match a jumper to a child, and any name label does that job. The code matters for the items that go missing somewhere the school cannot help: a coat left on a bus, a PE bag at an away fixture, a bottle at the park after pick-up.
Where do the labels go on uniform?
Iron-on labels apply either to suitable garment fabric or to the heat-safe care tag already sewn into the item. The care tag is usually the tidier choice on school knitwear, because it leaves the outer fabric untouched and the label sits where a teacher already looks.
Can I use the same labels for more than one child?
Each pack carries one contact profile, so the printed first name and the profile behind it belong to one child. For siblings, most families buy the 50 pack and set up a second profile, or order a pack each so the name printed on the label is right.
Will other parents be able to see my phone number?
Only if you choose to publish it. You can show your saved details to anyone who scans, or hide them behind a message form so a finder can contact you without ever seeing your number. That setting is yours and can be changed at any time without replacing labels.
Can I change my number after the labels are on?
Yes, and this is the main reason to use a coded label rather than a printed phone number. The label points at a profile rather than at a number, so you update the profile online and every jumper already labelled is immediately current.