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Help - all childminders...what would you REALLY appreciate as a leaving gift...???

30 replies

JolieGirl · 26/08/2008 11:38

DS1 leaving CM this week to start preschool. He has been with her 18 months and she is fab, he is immensely fond of her and vice versa. Really want to say thank you and buy her something she would appreciate. Is this the 'done thing' first off??!!

If so, then I am stuck. I don't really know much about her personal life ie hobbies or interests, she is married with 4 kids of her own so that takes up all her time I imagine. I would say she is not bothered by the fancy things in life, but then nor do I want to go down the bottle wine/chocs/hand cream route. Bit yawny. Budget up to £50 ish. Any bright ideas?

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lindseyfox · 26/08/2008 18:31

maybe a voucher for local restaurant then offer to babysit one eve so they can go.

OFSTEDoutstanding · 26/08/2008 17:02

I agree with PinkChick a Thanks would probably mean the world to her I have also had mindees leave recently and they walked out the door after looking up my stairs and around the hallway to see if I had got them something! (I had BTW but they didn't even give me a thank you and one mindee I have had for over 18 months)

MrsFluffleHasAWuffle · 26/08/2008 16:14

An ornament that I could keep forever to remind me of mindee whenever I looked at it.

PinkChick · 26/08/2008 11:50

you sound lovely..3 of my indees have left recently and ive not even had a thanks..despite getting along great with every one of the paretns!

how about a pamper/treatment in voucher form so she can choose when she can use it?..somewere nice but local so not to much hassle getting kids minded herself or getting there..I heart parents like you

mumlove · 26/08/2008 11:47

I would love some time to go out for a lovely meal with DH (childfree), You could also offer to babysit an evening for her.