Is it weird to give your daycare teacher a money gift?

My daughter goes to a public daycare/ preschool. It's not someone's house. She has many teachers throughout the day.

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Like cash or a gift card? I don’t see the problem with a gift card. I teach high school at a public school - I know it’s not the same thing. But I’ve received gift cards many times from my students for restaurants, Starbucks, and once for my favorite clothing store.

I was a preschool teacher (4 year olds) for ten years and received many gift cards. It was honestly so appreciated

My daughter's daycare teachers both got Starbucks gift cards for Christmas and loved them. 🤷🏼‍♀️

No problem with doing that at ALL! All teachers deserve that and more. The teacher would feel appreciated if he/she does receive a gift card. And all the more love from the teacher for your little one.

I was a daycare teacher for 8 years. We weren’t allowed to accept actual cash as a gift, at least at my company, cause that was considered a “tip” so we had to split it with all the teachers if we were given cash. But gift cards were always greatly appreciated! If you don’t want to give her a gift card to somewhere specific because you don’t know what she likes then give her a Visa gift card that she can use anywhere. It’s basically like giving cash without actually giving cash! 😉

I wouldn't give cash as a "gift" but definitely gift cards

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