Parents who love their daycare providers

[Anonymous]

I have seen threads on this forum in which providers accuse parents of not appreciating or properly valuing their daycare providers. I would like to once and for all disspell this notion.

I have a two-year-old daughter. She is in a classroom in a center with two wonderful teachers. When we arrive, she runs into the room and is clearly happy to be there. I will never be able to adequately express to those teachers what gratitude I have that when I leave, I know in my heart that my daughter is safe and happy there. Especially because our experience with her previous provider ended pretty badly and I went through a period of weeks where leaving my daughter at daycare was agony. I try to thank them each day when I drop her off and when I pick her up. I will try to express my thanks in the holiday cards I have for them. I will never forget them, even when she is long gone from that room and even though she probably will not be able to remember them.

[Anonymous]

Thank you OP from the provider who quote "ranted" at the beginning of the other thread. Thank you for this thread. I know it will mean a lot to your daughter's providers to hear how much their care means to you. And I sure have been giving the infant in my care today (the others are on vacation and he is napping) extra hugs and kisses today! I love my daycare children and their parents. I know that the trust and value me. It's a great feeling and a wonderful partnership that I treasure.

[Anonymous]

OP here: I would love to hear from other parents who are happy with their care.

[Anonymous]

After all, it is the holidays.

[Anonymous]

I love my provider and the woman that helps her and acts as her "back up". I had a bad experience with my first provider, and I can tell you, it scared me to leave my son with anyone ever again. But I found someone that loves my son with all of her heart. So do her kids and the other kids she takes care of. This holiday I bought them gifts and wrote both women a heartfelt note expressing my gratitude for the love they give my son, and how truly grateful my husband and I are that I can leave him and not sit at work all day worrying about if he is being cared for. That alone is worth it's weight in gold.

I tried to explain this on a different thread that had several bitter providers that accused all/most parents as being selfish, rude, hostile, people that don't love their kids and can't wait to drop them off and go to work. My message got lost in their quest to prove their point. I sincerely believe that most people on these boards truly value their providers and know what a sometimes thankless job it is.

[Anonymous]

Wow, there aren't very many replies here. I guess it just goes to prove the Provider's points.

[Anonymous]

Minus the comments of having a "bad experience" at a previous center, I could have written the OP's post. It broke my heart to have to go back to work and leave my daughter in a center. However, my 18 month old could NOT be happier! We adore her primary teacher as well as the other two teachers in the room. The ONLY time my daughter cries/throws a fit is when we are putting her coat on to go home at the end of the day (she's one of the first to leave daily). My DH and I actually skipped exchanging gifts with each other this season so we could put a bit more towards the gifts for these loving women (cash gifts). In a million years, I never thought I would be as thrilled as I am. My DD is thriving! We make it a point on a regular basis to specifically address all the things that we are so happy about. In addition, we've made it a point on several occasions to share specific, positive feedback with the directors regarding the care in this room. Fortunately, our DD is the type who shows a great deal of affection. When she sees the teachers, she runs across the room with her arms out and a huge smile on her face and/or an uncontrollable giggle. I think that speaks volumes to them---more so than anything I could ever say. We also take in small tokens of appreciation periodically. Finally, I wrote them each very specific notes for the holidays thanking them. Believe me, I KNOW how fortunate we are to be in a situation where we can kiss our little girl good-bye each morning and know that she will have an amazing day. We will also always remember these women because they are playing a big part in our DD's development.

[Anonymous]

I love my provider. She is really a second mother to my children. We don't have family in the area, and she even kept my first son over a long weekend when I went to the hospital to have #2. She loves my children and they love her. Sometimes, she surprises me when I pick my children up by handing me a large casserole dish filled with a homemade meal from her native country. She and her daughter even came to visit me in the hospital to meet my second child. I couldn't have done this whole motherhood thing without her.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't be sane without my day care teachers AND director. They've really partnered with me in caring for my son while I'm at work. They are wonderful about communicating with me throughout the day, whether they call or I call. And when my toddler-turning-preschooler was having some behavioral issues (I'm the mom of the serial biter if anyone was following those threads), they implemented structural changes within the classroom to both stop my son's behavior and keep other kids bite-free. He's a happy, thriving little 3s student now, doing quite well (and playing nicely).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, there aren't very many replies here. I guess it just goes to prove the Provider's points.

Yes, I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that the daycare forums are far, far less trafficked than General Parenting.

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[Anonymous]

Seven Corner's Childrens Center...absolutely love the caregivers there!

[Anonymous]

My son goes to a home daycare, and we love his provider. What's even more important, he loves her, too!

[Anonymous]

I love our daycare and our daycare providers. We started at home daycare at it was very hard to leave the two loving providers, but we did once we got into daycare at work because they have an accredited preschool program and more emphasis on education, which I felt was important as the children get older.

We love our center too! The providers in my daughter's room are sweet, loving, patient, and just know what they are doing. My daughter loves it there - it is a beautiful center and is part of a building that is the highest "green" certification in the country - one of only 10 buildings I think! I'm sure it's not hard to know the company it is a part of after that description.

We just couldn't be happier and I feel lucky.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for contributing to this thread, it's nice to hear parents have nice things to say about their providers. It's not a perfect world and it's only natural for parents and providers to have gripes about one another, but its nice to see that at the end of the day, there is gratitude and respect!

I want to give a great family story, because I think that it's a good way to show that the appreciation goes both ways. When my daughter was sick at school, one of my daycare parents happened to be dropping off at the time. She offered to go pick my daughter up for me and I thought that was super awesome of her to offer. She disn't have to help, but she did because she wanted to help me out.