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Nursery staff - would you like this? Views please!

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spiralqueen · 06/04/2009 15:50

We were having a chat at work about gifts for nursery staff and someone suggested giving the key worker a small picture of your child in a frame.

How would you feel about getting that as a gift? Would it be a nice way of remembering a child you have been responsible for or is a bit self obsessed to think that the key worker would want a picture of your DC?

We couldn't come to a conclusion so would be really interested to know what your thoughts would be. (or alternative suggestions )

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louii · 06/04/2009 15:55

God no, looking at your own kid is nice but what the hell would you do with a pic of someone elses.

No no no no no no no.

chocolepew · 06/04/2009 15:57

mrsmaidamess · 06/04/2009 15:58

No. Don't do it.

hotcrosspurepurple · 06/04/2009 17:53

er, no

a photo in a handmade card would be nice but not in a frame
i would be tempted to take it out and put my own children in it {grin]

SammyK · 06/04/2009 19:10

No sorry

Littlefish · 06/04/2009 19:16

No thank you. A photo on/in a card is nice, but not in a frame.

I always give a nice garden plant like Lavender, or bulbs in a pot.

At Christmas I give a decoration to hang on their tree at home.

FrannyandZooey · 06/04/2009 19:17

actually i would have liked it
but i agree no on the whole

juneybean · 07/04/2009 09:36

Like PurePurple says, a photo in a thank you card would be lovely and I'd probably keep that, but not a photo in a frame :/

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spiralqueen · 07/04/2009 10:19

So it's the frame that's the problem for some rather than having a photo? I can see that your house would get pretty cluttered pretty quickly.

Some people at work have said the negative responses have surprised them given that most midwives are eager to have a picture of "their" babies to add to their collections yet they build up far less of a relationship with a child than nursery staff do.

Others have pointed out that they don't want to keep photos of people they work with so why would nursery staff be any different.

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juneybean · 07/04/2009 13:32

I don't know, like we all have our favourites unfortunately and there might be some kids I don't want a picture of at all!

But if anything a card with their picture on that I could put in a drawer out the way would be lovely, I could get it out and look at it and think "aww" but I just couldn't have it on mantlepiece, people might think I was weird if they asked who the child was?

Do you know what I mean?

It's a lovely thought though!

hotcrosspurepurple · 07/04/2009 17:55

I share my house with my DH and 2 DC
why would they want to look at a picture of a kid they don't know from Adam everyday of their lives?

We do get attached to the children, but it is still only a job
if you worked in McDonalds would you want to look at photos of your customers at home?
I have received photos in cards and love them, but keep them in a drawer
a frame, by definition, is meant to display a photo
give me a bottle of wine anyday

amidaiwish · 07/04/2009 18:06

the problem is the frame, a framed picture is for putting out on display.
i am sure midwives who collect pics of "their" babies (very sweet) don't have them all over their house, but in a drawer or a special box.

in the past i have done a card with a photo showing dd as she was when she arrived at nursery then a couple in between and then one as she was leaving (so age 8 months to 4.5 years) with something like "from this... to this..." "thanks for the fun, the love, the play, the cuddles".
always went down well (i think!)

another time i got DD to do one of these PYO mugs and that was liked as a special staff room mug (i wrote their name and from dd on the base)

stealthsquiggle · 07/04/2009 18:16

I agree - it would be like having a framed picture of some work project at home .

I have done photo collage cards in the past - to accompany something edible

nanny1974 · 09/04/2009 08:58

willowthewispa · 11/04/2009 19:57

Yes, a bit of a weird/self obsessed gift! I think we would all have a bit of a giggle about a parent who did this.

However, a homemade thank you card with a photo (and a gift voucher) in it would be lovely.

rumdontbotherreplyingmum · 17/04/2009 10:51

No.. not a pic of your kid.. but...

you could get a nice photo frame and get your child to draw a picture of the keyworker... she could then take out the picture and put her own picture in.. IYSWIM

One of my keychildren did this, in fact the picture was off a horse, I've still got the horse in the frame... 1 year on...

Chellesgirl · 18/04/2009 23:44

Yes gd idea Rum. I worked in a school as CA, and when I left there was one child who was really fond of me, and also I worked with her alot, with her behavioural difficulties. She drew apicture of me the teacher and her and then put it inside a card, which the whole class signed and they also gave me a necklace. Maybe you could get your dc to draw a pic of himselfherself and her, put it in a card and give her a little something too. We were always grateful for anything, but the best gift lol was that which a very funny mum gave to all of us, which was small vodka bottles and choccies!

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