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@looch: I gave our Director a set of Burts Bees lip balms, and I have seen other parents give her a mini Christmas tree, stuff like that.
@Mrs. High Heels: Amazon GC is a great idea!We also gave a gift to the school music teacher (and this year there is a reading teacher). There really are a lot of people to thank! Ironically, the gift I gave that had the most positive feedback was a hand soap and hand sanitizer set from B&BW (for teacher appreciation week). I felt like the boringest person on earth but it was well received.
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Following to get any good ideas I can. LO has one main daycare nanny at her in-home daycare but she recently hired a helper for the afternoons who mostly tends to the 'big kids'. I'm thinking a Starbucks gift card would go over well with both of them, then giving the main teacher a bit of cash with a little gift basket might be nice. I love your idea @MsMamaBear - I coupon, too so I can start looking for freebies and small things to fill it now. Thanks ladies!
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How do you know who to give gifts to? I know at my daycare, there are 2-3 ladies that I see regularly when I pick up Xander, but I know NONE of them are there in the morning, so someone else definitely watches him in the morning, and I've seen a few other teachers help out on occasion. Should I give gifts to the three that I normally see that I think are the "main" teachers and then maybe some communal for everyone?
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@Adira: I think that after this thread, I am going to do a bigger gift for the 2 Head Teachers, something smaller for the 2 other teachers, and then maybe a basket of muffins for something for the office/directors.
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@Smurfette: Oh crap - do I need to do something for the office too??? This is killing me, haha!
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@Adira: I would give a "bigger" gift to the main teachers and then a communal gift that will cover everyone else. At B's school they have a chef and dietician, so a communal gift would cover the chef and dietician.
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@Adira: I think it kind of depends on what you want to do. One year I gave more to the head teacher, but then for some reason I felt really bad about it since they all work so hard (this is just how I felt, I understand where others are coming from). So now I just give everyone the same amount/same gift, as far as teachers go.
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@T-Mom: Yeah, I think I'd feel bad too. Plus I'm not even sure who Xander's MAIN teacher is anymore since the old one left. I'm assuming this new lady they have is supposed to be, but currently it just seems like everyone takes care of everyone.
@littlek: @T-Mom: So maybe I'll do gifts for the main three that I know of and something for everyone else, since I'm not really sure who everyone else even is, haha!
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@Adira: yeah I know what you mean, it's hard to keep track especially when we are only there for pickup and/or dropoff. I actually have to double check my list with the director every year since sometimes the helpers rotate in and out of the different rooms at our school.
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@locavore_mama: Yeah, it's a long day, I know how hard it gets.lol
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@lindseykaye: Yes! Makes it so you are able to add more things!
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@Smurfette: I didn't look through all of the responses, but as a day care teacher we didn't often get Christmas gifts from our parents, maybe one or two a year. My favorites were gift cards to Starbucks, a local arts & crafts place, or a coffee shop or local lunch restaurant. Usually the gift cards were around $15, but honestly anything felt nice to be appreciated. Sometimes the parents gave their child's primary caregiver a little extra, but not all the time and we all understood too. Good luck deciding what to give!
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@creativemomma15: thanks!
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As a former preschool teacher, I loved receiving gift cards to book stores, target and cheap local restaurants. We always liked chocolate and goodies too. I personally love homemade buckeyes and chocolate dipped pretzels. Anything monogrammed or personalized like a clipboard or tervis tumbler.
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anyone have a babysitter or nanny? how much are you planning to give? I am totally clueless got to figure this out and put some money aside. I suspect this is going to get expensive.
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I did laser carved snowflake wood ornaments from etsy last year and am likely to do them again this year. I also did a Target gc. I think the gc's were $20-25 each. We had three teachers to gift.
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I have a private in-home provider- I was planning on gifting her some extra cash- maybe $100- maybe more- and a nice gift- maybe a kate spade purse or something. She is a family member so she won't let us pay her as much as we want too- so I plan on giving her extra cash for x-mas and a gift!
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I have 2 kids, so 4 teachers. I don't get anything for the "floaters" but usually give chocolates in a small basket to the director and assistant.
Anyway last year I did $35 gc to target along with a Little tote I got from 31 gifts and some chocolate - and don't forget a hand written note!
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L has 4 teachers, plus the floaters and office staff...I think I am going to do a $25 Discover GC (using my rewards so it doesn't cost me anything) for each of his teachers. I *might* make some homemade apple butter too, and tie them to the little jars? We'll see. Thinking of maybe doing a deli platter for the whole office one day? There's a deli right by daycare that does platters for $6.95/person.
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Last year I made ball jars of homemade hot cocoa and hand written thank you notes. This year I already have the ball jars so I'll probably make something to put in them again. I won't want to spend much at all but I think I should give them something.... There are only three teachers to worry about this year.
We will give the directors a card.
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@dagret: Are you doing the GC for the floaters and office too? Or just teachers? I think I might do a Christmast treat that I make for the office workers....
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@Smurfette: GC just for the main teachers. They allllll (including the lunch lady) float!
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I am completely at a loss for C's sitter, Wendy. She is WONDERFUL and we love her and C absolutely adores her. Wendy doesn't keep any other kids, just C. She also has a 9 year old daughter who is there with C after school and during the summer and who loves C like a sister. Wendy and her family are very well off (especially compared to us!) and I'm at a loss on what to gift her. I'd also like to get something for her daughter. Anyone know what 9 and 10 year old girls enjoy? Wendy does enjoy getting her nails done each week, so maybe a gift card for that? Or a spa gift certificate? I like the idea of finding something on Etsy, also. So stressful! Pre-baby, this was never even on my radar as something that came along with having kids!
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I'm thinking about making pumpkin doughnut holes and giving them along with $20 Amazon GC. I can't go too crazy because I also have to do give all our doormen and super cash. Ugh, Christams is waaay too expensive. Last year, I gave our nanny one week's pay extra. Thank goodness that expectation is gone.
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Our daycare is associated with a private K-12 school and the PTA asks for everyone to just make a donation instead of a gift. Then they take the money and prepare a nice dinner for all the teachers and spouses and divide all the remaining money as a monetary gift. The teachers love it and I was so glad not to have to think of specific gifts for all of their multiple teachers!
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@jessibear: what about a "family movie night" basket - with good popcorn, candy, a new DVD or Blu Ray, maybe a nice throw, etc...
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I worked in a preschool before having LO and one of the best things parents did was to bring in breakfast (coffee, donuts, bagels etc) or lunch (sandwich trays usually). It was such a nice treat and everyone loved it. Sometimes the parents would do an additional gift to thank their child's specific teachers, but the food is a great way to thank everyone without having to go overboard with gifts.
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A friend of ours watches her in her home daycare and has been SO awesome at making my transition back to work smooth. I want to make sure we get her something really nice. She loves scarves, and has a bunch, but doesn't often buy them for herself. I might get her a scarf and a dunkin donuts gift card. Or, maybe a gift card to Old Navy where I know she buys a lot of her clothes. I want to make sure she does something nice for herself (she's a Mom, too!).
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@dagret: Thank you! That's a great idea.
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@Mrs. Blue: That is so nice!
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