Calling all childminders...

[thatmakesmehappy]

Hi everyone!
My little boy has been with his child minder for 6 months, we love her to bits and so does my son! He had never been away from me for longer than an hour before going to her, so took him a while to settle, but she's been fab and I've loved seeing him come on in leaps and bounds.
Anyway, now to the point. I'd like to get her a nice Christmas present but haven't a clue what to get! I know she's a single parent of 2 and money is tight, but she works really hard to make sure they are provided for. Anyone got any ideas for something they would really appreciate for a gift. Around £25-50.
I'd be really grateful.

What about a cinema voucher? Treats like that might be rare and it’s lovely to do things like that with just your own dc.

Mostly though, please tell her how fab she is! Write it in a card so she can read it again and again. That is always wonderful to read and show others.

Nice hand cream, as we wash our hands all the time. A bottle of wine, we need it sometimes! a cinema voucher, a nice smelly candle, something a bit luxurious that she will not get for herself.

Thank you all!
I've done some photo Christmas cards this year for family, so will write a nice message to her in one. Those are all great suggestions. Maybe I'll make a basket of goodies for her? Candle, hand cream, wine, chocolates?
Think she will like that?

I am not a childminder but if times are tough, she may appreciate a gift card or bonus bonds?

I think people get a lot of chocs and wine at Christmas. Depending on the age of her children, a cinema voucher/restaurant voucher would be perfect if there is one in your local. Tesco does a voucher that can be used at lots of chain restaurants.

Im a single mum of 3 and money is always tight at xmas, if i were asked what i would really like it would be a hamper of nice food like chocolates, wine, biscuits, that i could enjoy with my children.

Watching!!

I’m a childminder and the things I love the most is the nice things my parents have written/said to me. I don’t like wine so would be wasted on me and people can be funny about smellys too.

I think the cinema/meal voucher is a perfect idea as if needs be they could be used as a family treat if she couldn’t get a baby sitter.

A voucher for them to do something as a family would be lovely.

The Children are sharing their home and mum with yours. Childminding can be hard on the whole family.

If she's single a cinema voucher may be tricky to use and end up on a children's film unless it goes with the offer of childcare.....worth thinking about.
Our children do loose out a lot having to share mummy when they are hurt upset or need a listening ear after school as well as their toys every day, so maybe a day out voucher that treats the whole family would be nice.

My only concern about a day out or a meal voucher would be that it wouldn't be enough to cover the whole thing. £50 doesn't really go that far these days anymore and I wouldn't want her to have to pay out further because she felt she had to use it, if that makes sense?

I'm a childminder and a cinema voucher worth £50 would be a fantastic gift, it would cover the cost for me and my 2 little ones to go and see a film. It would end up being a kids movie but that's what I would want to do as it is so expensive to take them to the movies these days.

Chocs/wine etc are lovely to receive but not very personal and if you give her a card with what you have written here, it would be a gift in itself for me. We often feel unappreciated so it is always wonderful to here how highly parents feel about us

I’m a cm. buying food/wine/hand cream- do you know she uses that kind of thing? Or what her favourite chocs are? If not, try and find out. I don’t really drink wine, so when I’m given a bottle I don’t really appreciate it.

I’d really like a cinema voucher. Find out how much tickets would be for her and dc and add a bit on for snacks/drinks so it doesn’t cost her anything for a nice treat with her family. I’d love that and it really wouldn’t bother me that it was a kids film I was seeing. I’d just be happy it was free for me to watch.

I bought my childminder some scentsy waxes from a consultant who knows the scents she likes. I know she really likes scentsy but I will get her something else maybe wine as she enjoys a glass in a Friday night.

Hi OP. What a lovely gesture £25-£50 for a gift for CM is very generous I'm sure she will appreciate your gift. If they live near a cinema a voucher to use as a family would be a good idea. Hard to suggest other vouchers without knowing more about them or age of her kids. I was a childminder for a while and loved receiving chocolates, wine and especially cards with a nice message. The hamper is a nice idea, but might only work if you know what she likes..

Hello all,

I am new to this. I am looking for a childminder please in Ibstock. Anyone know anyone? Please help