Originally Posted by happymom:
I am very thankful that my daycare offers one week of unpaid vacation for my children. That is, they can take a week off and I receive a credit for that week on my account.
I realize this is something they don't have to do. It is really nice for my family because we get paid time off work, it ends up being a few hundred dollars "extra" that I can use towards my vacation expenses.
I want to show my appreciation somehow. I don't know who made this policy or who is on the losing end of the it (the director/owner of the center, probably). I was thinking just a card, but I'm not sure how to word it without tipping them off to doing away with it (because I really like it and it really helps my family). Can anyone offer some help?
Personally, I think you can show your appreciation for them without specifying exactly why...kwim?
Maybe a toy or book donation with a card just saying thanks for being a program that works
"with" families etc.
As a provider, I love that parents appreciate what I do, but this is also my job so there are times in which I feel parents are thanking me for doing what I am paid to do (and it might just be me) but I can't justify that in my head....
It just feels weird to me.
If parents really want to thank me or show appreciation (other than just following my policies) I would love it if they did or gave something to the daycare itself that everyone can enjoy.
I have parents that buy extra copies of favorite books and donate to the classroom or they donate their time by volunteering in an activity that requires more than just my hands. Stuff like that.