Hellobee Boards

My kids don't attend daycare but that seems like a lot! I wouldn't expect parents to provide something for every day of the week. And yes, I would expect the owner to do something for the staff. When we have teacher appreciation week at my sons school, we donate money towards a teacher gift and then some parents volunteer to bring snacks during the week for all the teachers to share.

@sunny: I prefer to gift the teachers directly but if this is what they were doing I would give $10 for each event.

And yes I would expect the owner/director to do something as well and would ask them what it is.

Is this just a suggestion or it's a mandatory participation? I mean, our day care does teacher appreciation week and gives suggestions of what they'd like to do if they have enough donations, but none of it is mandatory, and they're not keeping track of who donates vs. who doesn't.

Our daycare does something similar (twice a year, actually - it makes DH and I crazy) but it's treated more as suggestions for you to participate where you like. We usually do 1-2 fairly cheap things (like handwritten notes for each teacher with a $5 gift card tucked inside one day and then bring in a homemade treat to share another day).

This year I didn't participate at all in the second week because it was announced very suddenly and life was too crazy that week. I don't think the teachers have resented our lack of participation.