Farewell letter to a family

[bettina46]

Could you help me, please? I've been their nanny for 2 years and I'm leaving at the end of July. My charge is nearly 3yo and will start a nursery in September. I love the child very much but have never been close to the parents. What should I write in a good-bye letter to them?

Good bye letter? I've never written a letter after leaving.

The family would write you a letter to notify you officially of the position being redundant as of a specified date.

I would write a note to the child about how much you've enjoyed your time together & that you'll miss her but what big adventures lie ahead for her.

What is the purpose of the letter?

cabbage I think the purpose is to say goodbye to a child she has been looking after. I think it's a very sweet thing to do.

I agree with lechatnoir, a wee note just to say how much fun you had and hope school goes well.

I would buy a card and write a little bit about how much you will miss the child and out a photo of you both together in it

I wasn't criticizing it. I meant what is the purpose so we can help her decide what to write.

I think I would put in some anecdotes about the times you have spent together. When I look back at my baby books it's the little details in the stories that I like the most.

I'm wondering what the purpose is as well.
The family will already have lots of photos to remember things.

I nannied for a family and the parents loved the daily diary with all the funny things the children had done.. would agree a picture of you together and a couple of funny/ lovely stories about your time together.. Would be lovely for the child to have when they are older.

I agree it would be very nice for the child to have a card just saying how much you've enjoyed the time together and that you'll miss them. When you've been a significant adult in a child's life it's good to say goodbye properly. I always write mindees a card when they leave.

Thank you for sharing your ideas. I bought two cards I'm going to hand in, one to the child and the other one to the parents. Writing to the little one is easy, it will come from my heart, but writing to the parents is much more difficult cos they often haven't been fair to me. However I'd like to give them the card saying that I appreciate the opportunity I had to work for them etc. but would not like it to be too sweet as I'm not a hypocrite.

I'm not native so I'd be happy if you gave me a good example.

How about

Dear Bruce and Sophie,

I would just like to say thank you for sharing Lucy with my over the past two years. She is a lovely little girl and I have enjoyed looking after her very much.

All the best

Jane

With me not with my.

Sounds ok. Thank you savoycabbage :)

i usually do a card and a gift for the children. the card is a hand made with pictures of the children/ of us together. the card says something like i had fun with them and that i will miss them. gifts i did in the past - special sweets for older children, a sippy cup, books, nice babygrows/ t-shirts, arty things.
i do a card for the parents if i feel i have something to say. i didnt do one if i felt i havent got much to thank for.