Do you tip your child’s Nursery staff at Christmas

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Just seeing what the norm / expectation is ??

I’ve never been tipped in 22 years!
Gifts, absolutely but never a tip.

Definitely don't do this. Take a gift if you like but absolutely no tipping.

No tipping would be weird!! We're taking a present

Do you also tip the Supermarket staff

I think tipping is the wrong word a box of chocolates etc as a gift, definitely

Wow Tinacollada! The staff at my dc’s nursery are all highly qualified and have the responsibility of looking after the most precious part of my life. I appreciate the role they have in my dc’s life and always send a gift. I don’t have the same relationship with the supermarket staff who don’t have a clue who my dc are or contribute to their life in any way.

Never been tipped in all the years of working in nursery.

Have had some lovely gifts though. I'd check with nursery about gifts this year as some have said not to give any while others have asked for them to be handed in and quarantined.

Yeah we gave 2 big tins of sweets last year, intending on doing the same this year too!

[quote FoxtrotSkarloey]@Groovee what counts as a lovely gift? I'm rubbish at this sort of thing. Also should the key worked get something more? She is his favourite, but they all work really hard and it doesn't seem fair to positively discriminate. [/quote]
A tin of quality street/roses (to share)
Notebooks (individually)
Pens
Artisan coffee/tea/hot chocolate (to share)
cake
Cheese hamper (bit out there)
Biscuit Tin

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wine

We did costa coffee cards for the 3 staff in DD's room, then at school I did the same for her ta (she has sn) and teacher, they deserved it, she was difficult to manage! (All grown up now and living independently)

Last year my son gave his key worker a box of chocolates (chosen by him in Tesco) and we gave a box of chocolate biscuits to the nursery staff to share.

The biscuits along with all the other gifts to share were put into a draw held in the staff room on the last day so every member of staff went home with something. I think that is fair as not all the staff are key workers so they don't all have their own little group of children bringing them gifts.

16Fairies of course supermarket staff contribute to you and your kids lives.

Unless you grow and rear all your own food.

I've no idea why anyone would give a monetary tip to anyone unless they were in the hospitality industry, is my point.

[quote FoxtrotSkarloey]@Groovee what counts as a lovely gift? I'm rubbish at this sort of thing. Also should the key worked get something more? She is his favourite, but they all work really hard and it doesn't seem fair to positively discriminate. [/quote]
Anything really. We once were gifted a head massager for after a long day. I do love a box of biscuits or sweeties which all the staff can share in the staff room in normal times.

We have had some amazing bakers hand in home made goodies which we shared.

I'm not a drinker so wine/prosecco usually goes to my dd or dh.

My most favourite gifts were home made cards with lots of glitter. I still have them.

Something that can be shared is always nice, a hamper, chocolates, biscuits etc. That way everyone feels appreciated, including those who contribute to your children's wellbeing but often get forgotten, such a the cook, cleaners, non key person staff, trainees etc.

We don’t tip as such but we do take a gift

Something to share is usually a great idea but perhaps not ideal this year due to Covid. Some places won't be letting them use shared items like kettles, cutlery etc and so shared food is also out.

I say this as one parent bought us a fabulous coffee machine (which is incredibly expensive too) along with a selection of fancy coffees, teas and biscuits. We haven't been able to use it yet so it's sitting in a cupboard. No one has had the heart to tell her when she's asked if the staff like it.

We’ve never been tipped but often get a box of chocolates, biscuits etc for staff to share.

I've made a hamper of xmas snacks they can share. Ill put a couple of bottles of prosecco in too. We're a dual NHS key worker household and it is no understatement to say they have absolutely saved us this year.

They don't look like they are socially distancing indoors (for practical reasons) so I can't see why they wouldn't be able to share a tin of biscuits.