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Daycare holiday gifts - WWYD?

WinesNotWhinesWinesNotWhines
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This is our first holiday season at daycare. I found out that the board of our daycare center collects money from parents for holiday gifts for the DC teachers. I think they consolidate all of the money and then give the teachers gift cards. WWYD in this situation?

1. Donate to the general fund for the gifts, and then give a nice card to your kid's teachers.
2. Don't donate to the general fund, but give gifts directly to your kid's teachers.
3. Donate to the general fund AND give separate/additional gift cards to your kid's teachers.

 

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Re: Daycare holiday gifts - WWYD?

  • amh_navyblueamh_navyblue
    I think I would go with option #1. 
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  • 2vthokies2vthokies
    Probably #3, but the amount I would give to the general fund would be small ($10) and then I'd give a separate gift for the remainder of the money I want to spend per teacher.  I like my DDs teachers to know how much we appreciate what they do for our girls and that they are important in our lives.  Only donating to the fund doesn't seem like a good way for us to show them that.  Any idea why they do it this way?
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  • WinesNotWhinesWinesNotWhines

    image2vthokies:
    Probably #3, but the amount I would give to the general fund would be small ($10) and then I'd give a separate gift for the remainder of the money I want to spend per teacher.  I like my DDs teachers to know how much we appreciate what they do for our girls and that they are important in our lives.  Only donating to the fund doesn't seem like a good way for us to show them that.  Any idea why they do it this way?

    I'm guessing it's easier for a lot of the parents (they can just donate to the group fund and not worry about individual gifts) and it guarantees that each of the teachers get something.

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  • DCtoLowcountryDCtoLowcountry
    I'd do #1.
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  • NicoNikoNicoNiko
    I would do #1.  And I would be glad to have one less thing to think about.  Wink
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  • SofkaSofka

    imageNicoNiko:
    I would do #1.  And I would be glad to have one less thing to think about.  Wink

    my thought exactly!

     

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  • MrsPhilDunphyMrsPhilDunphy
    I'd go with #1 if that's just how it's done. But I think that's a little annoying that you can't control how much of your gift your teacher receives. I know it's very different because we have an in-home provider, but we like to give her a pretty big cash gift. I'd be irked if that didn't go to her directly.
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  • WinesNotWhinesWinesNotWhines
    imageMrsPhilDunphy:
    I'd go with #1 if that's just how it's done. But I think that's a little annoying that you can't control how much of your gift your teacher receives. I know it's very different because we have an in-home provider, but we like to give her a pretty big cash gift. I'd be irked if that didn't go to her directly.


    Yeah, that's why I was thinking about #3. No one else would have to know that I'm giving something extra to M's favorite teachers (unless the teachers feel like telling other people).
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  • ArtslvrArtslvr
    We do #1 for the girls' preschool, and give a personal gift to DS's in home provider.
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