What do you give your daycare for Christmas?

mrs.bridgettkay

I posted this on 6-12 months and realized how clueless I was in giving a Christmas present for daycare.  Two people said a weeks worth pay.  What are you doing?

o2bme

This year I'm going to giving my DCP a half hour massage gift certificate.

Paigeo

We use an in-home daycare provider and last year I gave her a tin of homemade cookies and a check for one week's pay.  I will probably do something similiar this year.  They are such a great family and take really good care of my DD.

Lucky_Dragonfly

there are 4 people that are in DS room- am ppl and pm ppl so I am going to make then some cookies. Last year I just brought in an assortment of munchkins as a last minute decision.

aew82

Im a preschool teacher in a daycare and while we love all the lotion, mugs, and cookies that we get the gift cards to our favorite stores or a weeks pay really helps us out. I also love it when my kids make me a special ornament for my tree and put their name and date on it. 

ThatsMyGirl08

Since I have 6 teachers to buy for, I'm doing something inexpensive.  I'm thinking a candle for each (from Bath and Body Works).  It's either that or a Christmas ornament.

murphyec

I was just going to make her some cookies.  I can't afford to give her a bonus, crap I'm not even getting a bonus.

lexigrl

I have 4 people to buy for this year since DS spent half the year in the infant room and half in the toddler room. I am thinking of either getting Yankee Candles or ornaments for each of them.

auburnbride2be

DD has so many teachers at her center and she was in both the infant and toddler rooms. I may try to bring in breakfast or lunch one day. I ws thinking a sandwich tray or chicken tender tray or pizza? Not sure. If I do gift cards they will be $5 each and even then it may add up to be more than a $40 lunch for the center.

murphyec

I would like to add that my DCP is in home and closing down for 2 weeks for Christmas, which I am of course still paying a full month for, so I guess in a way I am paying her 2 weeks extra for Christmas.  Yeah I am sticking with my cookies plan. 

jessica1080

murphyec:

I would like to add that my DCP is in home and closing down for 2 weeks for Christmas, which I am of course still paying a full month for, so I guess in a way I am paying her 2 weeks extra for Christmas.  Yeah I am sticking with my cookies plan. 

TWO WEEKS?!?!  What are you going to do?  I don't get that kind of vacation time from work so I have no idea what I would do with DD for that long!  Yeah, cookies are PLENTY!

murphyec

jessica1080:

murphyec:

I would like to add that my DCP is in home and closing down for 2 weeks for Christmas, which I am of course still paying a full month for, so I guess in a way I am paying her 2 weeks extra for Christmas.  Yeah I am sticking with my cookies plan. 

TWO WEEKS?!?!  What are you going to do?  I don't get that kind of vacation time from work so I have no idea what I would do with DD for that long!  Yeah, cookies are PLENTY!

Luckily my job lets everyone off from Christmas to New Years so I am only looking to fill in for 1 week (or really 3 days).  We might take off or trade off who takes what days, or a friend offered to watch him.  

LaLaSweets

I pay $1200 a month so a weeks pay would be $300. i think i'm gonna give the 2 ladies a $100 gift card each to the mall

Max'smom

I am giving cash which is what I did last year. $50 each to of his main 3 teachers. My issue is what do you do for the part time girls that are in there every now and then. I think I need to talk to the director. I may give the main teachers cash gifts and then bring lunch or breakfast for the staff. Not sure. The money adds up so quick. I am not even planning on spending that much money on family gifts.

esmajean

murphyec:

I was just going to make her some cookies.  I can't afford to give her a bonus, crap I'm not even getting a bonus.

 ditto this. we are so strapped for $ that I don't H & I will even be able to exchange gifts.

CHI-06

I know they would prefer cash or gift cards...of course.  But I just don't even get how people afford that plus just paying for daycare when you have more than one teacher to buy for.  Last year I gave them each (4) a mug and a $5 Starbucks giftcard, candy and cookies.  This year there is one main teacher and the others rotate but there are mainly 4 that are in her room regularly.  I am not sure what to do.  Are ornaments okay as part of the gift?  Or is that assuming they celebrate chirstmas?  I usually try to make the holiday gifts more general.  But I like the idea of DD making them ornaments...

vanillacourage

Last year when DS was at a daycare center I gave each of the two ladies in his room a $25 GC to Target.

kickenb

Wow, I can't believe the ones that are giving a weeks worth of pay.  I mean, they do watch my child and everything, but no way am I giving someone I talk to for 5-10 minutes a day a $200 gift when my husband who I love, gets a $50 gift. 

They will get a plate of cookies.  And probably store bought cookies.  I like them and all and do appreciate the care they give Sam, but to spend more on them than I do my husband is ridiculous.  And maybe I'll throw a candle in there. 

jess1976

A week's worth of pay... are you kidding me? I don't even spend that kind of money on my parents for Christmas.

 I'll probably do a gift card or a tin of cookies and chocolates. I just don't have all that extra money.