Small panic - am I meant to be buying a present for the nursery / staff???

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She started in September and I have NO idea what the groove is on this. I would much rather not!!

I do buy for the staff but there are only three of them. I dont spend a lot, its just a token.

I do but then I have always been very happy with the people who have looked after/taught my DC. It's felt like a way of saying thank-you.

On the other hand if I had not been happy with the carer/teacher I wouldn't bother.

usually end up adding another box of chocs / biscuits/ wine to the pile they get !

Most mums do I think but if you would prefer not to then I don't think you should.

I did buy little gifts from a xmas market for the carers in dd room last year, as did some other parents, but not all of them did. I dont think it is "expected" TBH, at least in dd nursery, but I really wanted to show them my appreciation and I think it may raise moral in the staff.

morale, even...
oh, I know what I mean...

I am a nursery nurse(or was pre DD), some parents did give gifts, mainly a box of chocs or similar which was great, we never particularly noticed if anyone didn't though!

There are loads of staff and they all seem to help out with all ages, so individual things would be impossible. Do you think tin of chocs would be ok??

I take in choccies/biscuits on the 1st Dec for the staffroom as do think getting tons of choccies on last day of term is a predicament as no one wants to take loads home with them and you can't eat them all in 1 day!

Then I take the teachers a pointsetta on the last day of term as a token Xmas gift.

If you don't want to give them anything then don't. If my kids had teachers that weren't making a difference in their own way or I did not get on with I wouldn't bother tbh.

i thought wine for dds specific keyworker and a huge box of my lovely homemade shortbread, but i dont really know if its right, the staff are all just fab really caring and kind so i want to say THANKS!

WCL, I do the same as you. A box of biscuits to share in the weeks running up to the end of term when things often get v busy so a biscuit is always nice!

I'm just being a stingy lazy cow but actually I could make a batch of something delish - isn't it hard for them to eat infront of the kids without sharing it??

nah...ours have a staffroom.
did i say my shortbread biscuit cutters are xmas themed?

oh oh I have some of those too!!!

well there you go..... posh box with ribbon, bit of white icicng and silver balls and you're done.. only take an hour prob about £2.50 in total, and prob really appreciated