How much to give daycare for Xmas if only there for two weeks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't give anything if you've just started by the time Christmas rolls around. 2 weeks is nothing.

PP and OP- please stop using the divisive and exclusionary term you both used.

The correct term is "holiday."

You're kidding, right?

[Anonymous]

It's really not about how long you've been there, but how long you plan to be there.

[Anonymous]

When we started out twins in daycare around this time 3 years ago, I talked with the director of the center and ultimately opted to buy pizza lunch and drinks for the staff that year. We scheduled a day and I coordinated with the director to have pizza delivered and put in the staff break room for the entire staff of 12. It was greatly appreciated. We started cash gifts the following year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we started out twins in daycare around this time 3 years ago, I talked with the director of the center and ultimately opted to buy pizza lunch and drinks for the staff that year. We scheduled a day and I coordinated with the director to have pizza delivered and put in the staff break room for the entire staff of 12. It was greatly appreciated. We started cash gifts the following year.

Yes, this is a lovely idea, too.

OP sounds like she's at a family childcare, in someone's home? Just bake 2 dozen cookies (with NO nuts, peanuts or nut/peanut flavorings if they are sensitive to that at your childcare) and call it a day. You do NOT need to do this. Next year, if you want to, you can start doing a cash gift, once you have a longer relationship with them.

And to the PP who doesn't have the money for a holiday gift (or Christmas, or Hanukkah, depending on what the provider celebrates) - please just do what you can do. Can you, too, bake 2 dozen cookies or brownies? Yum!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't give anything if you've just started by the time Christmas rolls around. 2 weeks is nothing.

PP and OP- please stop using the divisive and exclusionary term you both used.

The correct term is "holiday."

get a fucking life.

[Anonymous]

We were in this situation two years ago. We had only been at the daycare for a month when the holidays rolled around. We gave $100 to the gift fund, since they were doing one that year. If there hadn't been a group gift, we probably would have done $20 gift cards for each of the "teachers" in dd's room.