https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 19:52:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378489 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:39:31 +0000 daniellemybelle 2378489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted $50 but I would probably do $20 if I were already doing gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378486 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:37:44 +0000 mauxie 2378486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our parent group takes donations (suggested amount per child is $25). We don't donate to this though as we do individual gifts/gift cards to the teachers. They also ask for $25 value gifts for a year-end raffle. We've contributed to that but only when we've had something on hand to re-gift (gift card to a restaurant not local to us, sporting game tickets, movie tickets). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378485 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:37:23 +0000 sapphire 2378485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare does this and suggested 10-25 per family. They match the amount. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378482 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:34:09 +0000 gingerbebe 2378482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would give cash directly to the part timers you love and donate some cash to the pool for the other teachers and get something small like a card and edibles for all 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378477 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:24:41 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2378477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would give maybe $50 to the pool and the. Small candy and a card directly to the teachers </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378350 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:14:26 +0000 lemondrop 2378350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Between 0-20$, I think your gifts are already plenty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378267 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 14:11:12 +0000 looch 2378267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our PTA collects $50 per year per family, part of the money goes to the teacher gift at Christmas, part goes to the end of year picnic. It's not optional, lol. It's required and you're free to gift above and beyond that if you want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378247 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 14:01:40 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2378247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just give them the gift cards that you bought. I would not contribute anything additional to the pool.</p> <p>Honestly, the bonuses should be coming from the people who run the day care center, not from the parents. I find that whole idea very strange. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378163 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:08:22 +0000 Alivoo01 2378163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with one or the other. If you're gifting personal gifts, don't give to the pool. Or contribute to the pool and don't give personal gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378149 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:04:03 +0000 travellingbee 2378149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would give a smaller amount to the pool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378147 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:03:08 +0000 Bao 2378147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do one or the other! Not both. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378141 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:00:48 +0000 sunny 2378141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our previous daycare did this too, but we just opted to give individual teacher gifts and didn't contribute to the pooled gift. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378124 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:52:28 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2378124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DillonLion: ditto. $0 to the bonus pool </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378121 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:48:03 +0000 edelweiss 2378121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i understand your reasons for giving gifts to the teachers even though there's a bonus pool. so considering that you are already giving the individual gifts, i voted $50. fyi, we are spending close to $300 this year on daycare gift cards because we have two kids in daycare, and there are floaters/administrators that we are including. it definitely adds up, but i remind myself that it doesn't hurt to be generous with my children's caretakers. plus they work really hard and i don't think the industry pays enough in wages.</p> <p>ETA not to say that everyone should be spending that amount, definitely depends on circumstances. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378117 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:43:53 +0000 Freckles 2378117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: apparently the full timers end up with about $200 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378114 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:41:57 +0000 mediagirl 2378114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Either/or. Either give money to the pool or do gifts. Don't do both. I don't think that's fair. I see it as pretty much screwing the teachers who were going to get nice gifts from some parents. Honestly this would never fly at my daycare. The teacher bonuses would be like $5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378112 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:41:08 +0000 Smurfette 2378112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you give to the pool then I wouldn't do gifts, so I voted the $100 that you would spend on gift cards. But since that wouldn't all go the your LO teachers, I wouldn't give anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378110 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:38:51 +0000 Freckles 2378110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: @raspberries: I asked a friend and she said that people still give a small gift to their room teachers. I love two of the part-timers and I know they won't get as much from the pot. I want to donate knowing some of it will go to other teachers who look after him.</p> <p>@DillonLion: haha I agree! But I understand...</p> <p>@Mamaof2: that's what DH says too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378108 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:35:15 +0000 regberadaisy 2378108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your donation is their gift then why are you still buying a gift? If I'm giving a gift, I'm not also donating to a pool. I don't </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378104 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:34:02 +0000 raspberries 2378104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably scrap the individual gift cards and give $100 to the bonus pool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378100 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:33:03 +0000 DillonLion 2378100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think Xmas bonuses should come from the people in charge, not collected from the parents, so I wouldn't donate :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378098 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:32:47 +0000 Mamaof2 2378098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you are already giving $100 worth of gift cards to your kids teachers I would only throw $20 in the pot </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-would-you-donate-to-christmas-bonus-pool#post-2378094 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:31:16 +0000 Freckles 2378094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare collects donations to the year-end christmas bonus fund in lieu of gifts to the daycare teachers. This gets dispersed among all of the teachers (there are over 25 teachers). </p> <p>We are already planning on giving $25 gift cards to 4 caregivers (2 in his main room and 2 part-timers who look after him when everyone is napping). We have only been at the daycare for a couple of months.</p> <p>How much would you donate? </p>