to think a card, with a personal note, is enough?

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DS leaves his nursery tomorrow after 3.5 years there. He has grown a strong bond with the staff, of which only 2 of the original members remain.

I'm uhmmed and ahhed over whether to get the "original" staff members a gift each, as well as his current keyworker and get a communal gift (biscuits or such) for the rest of the staff.

But then part of me thinks, a nice card addressed to the nursery as a whole, and also to the 3 staff members with personalised messages inside is enough. Surely they get fed up of endless biscuits, wine, and other tat gifts at the end of a year? Or am I being a skin flint?

Not a skin flint. I'd do the same

I'm sure they don't get fed up of biscuits and chocolates for the staff room, but a card and note is certainly enough.

Could your son do the special workers a paininting each? My friend is a primary school teacher and one pupil ince has a little picture she painted turned into a fridge magnet. She gets wine, chocolates, vouchers, but still talks about the fridge magnet which has paid of place on the fridge.

Anything personal is much more appreciated

A notes nice and a positive email to management/website etc

But I did a gift too

They were amazing

3.5 years warrants more than a card surely? It doesn’t have to be biscuits or tat. What about a fruit basket or a hamper with tea and coffee for the staff room?

I'd give the key worker chocolates and the staffroom a nice tin of biscuits. I'm not usually big on gift giving but in this case there's reason, and nursery staff earn next to nothing.

We had an email a few months back - admittedly from senior management - saying to the effect not to give gifts like biscuits etc to the staff but to give a book to the nursery from our children. I didn't and don't like this idea as it doesn't show our gratefulness of the care they've given our son for the last 3.5 years but I also don't want them overrun with things they won't like/use/want

Stuff that email

CF'ers

MarthasGinYard that was my sentiment exactly when I read their email.