When you’re getting them ready for their new school year at Pre-school and prep – shopping for the right pair of prep school shoes should not be stressful. Check out our suggestions below for our favourite footwear designed specifically for preschool and prep aged kids.

As pre-school and prep school kids are aged from 3-5 years – you might find that uniform requirement policies differ from school to school. Make sure you are up to date with all footwear and clothing regulations outlined by their education provider. For example, you might just find some schools require a specific colour of PE shoes, so it’s worth researching in advance to get on the front foot (excuse the pun!) before the school year starts.

Before you start shopping!

Before the fun of school shoe shopping begins, we would highly recommend booking in an appointment at your local The Athlete’s Foot store to meet one of our fit technicians to get the perfect fit for their school footwear. Quiet fitting appointments are also available on select days in select stores for those children who would feel more comfortable.

The best formal shoes for prep school

If their school requests formal school shoes – then we have an offering of smaller shoes in black leather styles from top school brand favourites like Ascent, Clarks and Alpha. In easy-on self fastening styles (for hands yet to learn how to tie their laces), you’ll find classic styles like cute Mary Janes too). We love the Ascent Prep 2 as a brilliant first starter.



SHOP ASCENT PREP 2

Our range of Alpha Shoes are exclusive to The Athlete’s Foot and cater for kids of all ages from pre-school through to high school – here for their whole education journey. For prep schools who ask their kids wear formal footwear we love the Alpha Steve silhouette offers a strong heel counter (for when they are racing around the playground) as well as a double self-fastening strap helping their feet feel extra secure. It’s also super comfy to boot!


SHOP ALPHA STEVIE

Sporty shoes for prep school

If their school has more of a relaxed footwear policy or you need to pick up some regulation uniform shoes for PE lesson and school sports - we have a great range of athletic footwear for pre-school kids. We think it’s a great idea to grab a neutral coloured pair of sneakers in either all black or white, and we just love our selections from New Balance and our exclusive Alpha collection. The all black New Balance 76t offers super flexible support and long lasting durability so it’s perfect for little ones doing PE, romping round a playground and just about everything in between. The ASICS Contend 8 is a super versatile silhouette designed for a wide variety of foot types, the extra cushioning in the heel also supports extra shock absorbtion for those kids who like to play hard.


SHOP NEW BALANCE 76t


SHOP ASICS Content 8

There we have it, our round up of some of the best Pre-School and Prep School shoes we have to offer at The Athlete’s Foot Australia. Whatever you have going on this Back to School season, here at The Athlete’s Foot – you are sure to find your fit.