Holiday gift ideas for caregivers in daycare

[Anonymous]

I need ideas for something not too extravagant but not too cheap. There are 3 teachers and I want to get them all something.

Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

Money or gift cards. Always. And a VERY thoughtful note.

[Anonymous]

I have worked in daycare, preschool and have been a nanny for many years-I always appreciate money or a gift card(some families even went so far as to give me a gift card for something they know I love(Borders, Sephora, Target,etc.) However, the best gift I ever got from a family was pictures of the kids in these wooden frames that the kids had decorated themselves-the kids took the time to paint and put glitter on the frames-I will treasure these FOREVER!

[Anonymous]

I gave each DC teacher a small gift box of lotion/bath gel plus a $50 gift certificate to Olive Garden. They went out of their way to tell me how much they loved taking their boyfriends or family out for dinner over the holidays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need ideas for something not too extravagant but not too cheap. There are 3 teachers and I want to get them all something.

Thanks in advance!

OP here, what is an appropriate amount to give for giftcards.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I need ideas for something not too extravagant but not too cheap. There are 3 teachers and I want to get them all something.

Thanks in advance!

OP here, what is an appropriate amount to give for giftcards.

Thanks

I'm at a home daycare. I'm giving the main DCP one weeks pay and her helper a half weeks pay. It will end up $350.

I'm also giving her 4 children small gifts as well. She always throws a christmas party and gives each kid a small present.

[Anonymous]

I'm interested in this question, too.

we gave DS's main teachers $75 and $50 each to the three other teachers in the room. I recently lost my job and would like to know if smaller $$$ gifts are OK/appropriate.

[Anonymous]

PP here. I meant to say we gave those gifts last year.

[Anonymous]

Finances are tight in our house. Our son is in a church-based daycare, so last year I baked cookies for all the teachers. Sounds cheap next to a $75 gift card, but I wanted to make sure they knew that we appreciated them.

[Anonymous]

One year, we asked each parent to contribute $10 to do gift cards for the teachers. We got Visa gift cards and that was a big hit. With 20 kids, we got $200 and did one $100 card for the lead teacher and 2 $50 cards for the assistant teachers.

I have also done fancy (homemade) soup mixes for each teacher.

I have done a gift card to the movies for one of the special teachers from our former daycare who babysat for us on the side. She loved this because she treated her 2 teenage daughters and then gave them the rest of the card to share with their friends.

[Anonymous]

I gave a $20 Target gift card last year.

[Anonymous]

last year, we were at a daycare center with one main teacher and two assistants. i gave the main teacher $40 gift card to target and the others $30 worth.

now, we're at a home daycare run by just one person and there's about 6 kids at various times throughout the day. i should be giving more to her, right? we just started recently.

one week's worth of pay just seems like a lot, but is that just me being cheap?

[Anonymous]

I think that you should give what you are comfortable giving, and don't worry about being cheap.

If you have a credit card that gives you points, you can get "free" gift cards for your teachers. This is what I did for Christmas last year. I got $50 gift cards for my daughter's two teachers, and $25 for each of my son's four teachers.

[Anonymous]

Target gift cards. $30 for lead teacher, 20 each for the 3 aides. Accompanied by homemade cookies and a nice note.

In this economy, gift cards are ideal.

[Anonymous]

We are at a large daycare/preschool center. We've usually done $100 for the lead teacher and then $25 or $50 for the others depending on how involved they are on a daily basis.