CM club:- Playgroup birthdays

[Earthymama]

So you take your mindees to playgroup and they are then invited to the other children's birthday parties which fall in your hours. What do you about prezzies?

I give the invitation to the parents, and they provide the present.

If you were my cm and were taking my DC to a party I'd provide the present.

It's a bit much to expect you to pay for it but then it wouldn't be nice for you or mindee to have to turn up emptyhanded

But I would not pay for your muffin if you took them to a coffee shop

Hadn't seen the other thread Lact8 so thought you were being mean to me!!
Thanks for opinions on prezzie, I'll include this in changes to my contract I think

I have a couple of nanny friends who look after children the same age as 2 of my mindees. When they were invited to the parties I was more than prepared to buy the gift myself (usually about £5). Both mindees parents insisted on buying a present so we agreed to contribute a £ or 2 and still bought a £5 present.

But I might have to have the cake out of the party bag instead of a muffin!! !!

i had all 3 mindees invited to a party when they were with me so told parents and they got a present each for the child and i took mindees to party and stayed to help