Anonymous wrote:I am a nanny and I was given a photograph of my charge in a frame that said "I Love My Nanny". Honestly, it was one of the nicest gifts I ever received.

Was this also a charge you watched only part time, for less than six months in total?

Instead of a framed photo, do a photo card (make one online via shutterfly or similar), so that it's not something 3-dimensional that she has to figure out how to display. And either a gift card or cash in a relatively small amount. But even just a thoughtful card is sufficient.

Anonymous wrote:I am a nanny and I was given a photograph of my charge in a frame that said "I Love My Nanny". Honestly, it was one of the nicest gifts I ever received.

But I would also give severance - a weeks worth - to thank your nanny for not bailing on you when she so easily could have.

I am a nanny and I was given a photograph of my charge in a frame that said "I Love My Nanny". Honestly, it was one of the nicest gifts I ever received.

I would love a framed photograph of my charges! Please do not let "the Depressives" on this forum change your mind on that. I am a nanny and would love a gift like that (as well as a sterling recommendation letter from you).

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Anonymous wrote:It's a four-month part time job. She doesn't need severance or a parting gift.

This.

No one "needs" a gift. That is what gift means.

Anonymous wrote:It's a four-month part time job. She doesn't need severance or a parting gift.

This.

I would love a framed photograph of me with my charges. Lovely idea, OP.

I think the framed photo would be an awfully nice and sentimental gift for her, but not the jewelry. Some people are just not a fan of jewelry.

I would offer her cash instead and perhaps one hundred dollars would be enough.

You are an awesome employer OP!!

No picture, no jewelry . Most people don't want that stuff. Cash, nice card and a reference letter. That is what people want

Nanny here. I agree that after only four months of part time, a picture of your kids won't mean all that much to her, especially not in a year or two (sorry but it's true; might be different if you were staying in the area and she continued to see your family occasionally, but that's not the case).

Personally, although I myself love jewelry, every time I've gotten jewelry as a gift from nanny families it just makes me groan. They never get me anything that I really want to wear, and then I feel weird knowing they spent money (not a ton, I'm assuming $30-80 per piece) that I would've much rather had and been able to spend myself on something I would really use. (My current NF gave me a bracelet three years ago that I really dislike, but no gift receipt, last year they gave me a scarf that was nice but not my style, they did include a gift receipt, and I exchanged it for something I did like.)

My advice, if you were really pleased with her and want to offer something to show your gratitude, is either a visa gift card (as PP mentioned above), or a gift card to a cute little boutique shop (jewelry store or otherwise). It would be nice to have the kids color a goodbye card for her, but a framed picture of them is really unnecessary.

It's a four-month part time job. She doesn't need severance or a parting gift.

Honestly, if she's only been with you 4 months, she's probably not going to care about having a picture of your kid (and she probably already has one.) If you want to give a nice frame that she can use for something else, then go ahead and stick a picture of your kid and in a couple months she'll replace it with something else.

A little charm bracelet or necklace or something might be better but really a gift card (visa) might be best. I never advocate giving cash on this forum, but in this case it might be the way to go. $50-100 and a nice note would be great.

Yes, a photo of the children, with the nanny if possible. Any cash sounds very thoughtful... $20-100.

But most of all... an amazing reference letter, even though she has her next job.

GL with your move, OP.

We've had a part-time nanny for about four months. We told her from the beginning that we were planning to relocate, and now we are. I was thinking of giving her a framed photo of my child and/or a simple piece of jewerly to show our gratitude for her service. Should I also give cash and if so, how much? She only worked for us 25/hours a week for 4 months, but we all do really like her too. For what it's worth, she has another job lined up already.