[2xmum]

DS5 will finish daycare soon ahead of starting school. He has been going to the same centre since he was 8 months old - it's been a great centre and lovely carers. I wanted to give his carers a gift when he leaves - am trying to avoid the chocolate/flowers route.

Has anyone got any ideas please?


Thanks in advance!

[Blossom73]

We gave gift vouchers this year (was DS's first year of care) so we gave $30 vouchers to his regular carers. Hope that helps.

[tintoela]

What about a basket full of supplies they can use in the room. Like sticky tape, cardboard, pens, pencils etc. Depending on the centre a lot of the time the staff are putting in out of their own pocket as they don't get enough budget from the company.

[Sassy Girl]

I was also going to suggest vouchers. A voucher for a beautician or a massage I think would be valued in that job. I find it hard enough looking after my five (including DH here) let alone more children

[charlie23]

Maybe a picture drawn by your DS of his carers & framed??? (DD did this 2 years ago, she did 4 pictures and the staff absolutely loved them)

Small framed picture of your DS and a hand written thank you from him.

This year DD painted canvases for her 3 teachers which went down a treat.

Having worked in CC for a very long time, I always loved the gifts that had some thought put into them, eg, the handmade coffee / tea mug, the hand drawn pictures / thank you messages, pictures of me with the child framed, etc

Some of my first "kids" are now turning 18 and I still have some of the wonderful gifts from them.

This post has been edited by charlie23: 21/12/2012, 12:37 PM

[CallMeProtart]

What about a basket full of supplies they can use in the room. Like sticky tape, cardboard, pens, pencils etc. Depending on the centre a lot of the time the staff are putting in out of their own pocket as they don't get enough budget from the company.

Seriously??? That's awful I'd heard about that happening in school - but people don't pay for public school (much). But to pay as much as daycare costs, and then staff still having to dip into their own - that's terrible!!!

[Flutter Bug]

One of my favourite gifts I've ever received as a teacher was a framed painting (of me) created by the child. I love it, it still hangs on my wall!

[~chiquita~]

We gave gift vouchers this year (was DS's first year of care) so we gave $30 vouchers to his regular carers. Hope that helps.

I did movie vouchers instead and included a small photo of him in the card that he scribbled on. Next year I'll put more thought into it.

[charlie23]

Seriously??? That's awful I'd heard about that happening in school - but people don't pay for public school (much). But to pay as much as daycare costs, and then staff still having to dip into their own - that's terrible!!!

Almost every centre I have worked at, it has been normal to go and buy supplies from our own pockets to supplement.

[Libster]

I bought some nice wine for my daughters' carers. I figure that even if they don't like wine then they can re-gift it. It turns out that all 3 carers said they love white wine so it was a success