https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:03:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-gift-question#post-1808845 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:12:25 +0000 edelweiss 1808845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for the holidays and teacher appreciation week, we give them $15-$20 gift cards--we usually have 4 teachers, 2 floaters, and 2 admin. i've since heard that this is a little low for the area (yikes!). when we left the infant room after being there for a year (so different than you), we gave $50 cards. that was $$$. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-gift-question#post-1808723 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:26:44 +0000 regberadaisy 1808723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: giving different amounts you mean? Hahaha<br /> I think the lead teachers are way better with her so they deserve more recognition!</p> <p>And the assistant is a floater so she's not always in the room either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-gift-question#post-1808714 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:16:23 +0000 Mamaof2 1808714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: My sister is a daycare teacher and she always advised me against doing this. She said they will all talk about you! :silly: </p> <p>Honestly though I feel that the head teacher and assistant do a lot of work so I always give everyone the same amount! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-gift-question#post-1808699 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:07:56 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1808699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think $15 is fine. Especially since there are so many of them and he's only been there a short time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-gift-question#post-1808698 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:07:30 +0000 tinyperson 1808698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: @Mamaof2: @locavore_mama: Thanks for the input - I don't want to seem cheap, but I don't know what the norm is either! We really like her infant teachers (wish we could stay in the room longer), so we'd like to say thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-gift-question#post-1808691 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:02:10 +0000 regberadaisy 1808691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I generally give the lead teachers a bigger gift. </p> <p>When LO moved infant to toddler I didn't give a gift. But she's moving from the 2 to 3 room in a few weeks. And her 2's teachers are absolutely fantastic. LO loves them and talks about about them a lot. So we're getting them a gift to say thank you.</p> <p>She has 2 lead teachers and one extra who just started maybe 2 months ago? I'm going to do $25 target gc for the 2 leads and a $10 for the other. Some kind of homemade / baked goods and a card by LO saying thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-gift-question#post-1808675 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 06:52:41 +0000 Mamaof2 1808675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't usually give gifts for moving up but for birthdays I do $10 gift card along with some treats packaged in a fun mason jar.</p> <p>If I had 5 teachers I would do a big breakfast tray (bagels, muffins, pastries) for them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-gift-question#post-1808665 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 06:46:12 +0000 Adira 1808665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spent $20 (maybe $25) the last time I bought gifts for our teachers, but Xander had been in that room for a year and there were only three of them! If it had only been 6 months and there were 5 of them, I'd be more inclined to go with $15! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-gift-question#post-1808660 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 06:43:20 +0000 tinyperson 1808660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're moving up to the toddler room at daycare, and we're planning to give coffee gift cards to the teachers in the infant room, along with cards that LO decorated.</p> <p>LO has only been in the infant room for 6 months (since 14 months), and there are 5 teachers to buy gifts for.</p> <p>I have no idea how much to spend on them. DH was thinking $15, but I was thinking more like $25.</p> <p>What does everyone else spend on daycare caregiver gifts? </p>