Quote Originally Posted by SevenwatersDaughter View Post
Good morning everyone!

Who else does a Parent Appreciation Day? I got the idea from another day care in town. I'm doing it the first Monday of each month. Today I met the parents with a smile, a cup of hot chocolate, a homemade muffin and a jar of homemade apple butter!

They seemed to really like it!
That seems like a really nice gesture but not something I would likely do. I would rather invest my time into the program I offer, and honestly I know being a parent is hard, I have 2 of my own, but isn't that the idea behind Mother's Day and Father's Day. I also think there should be a "Parent's get your act together day" too then lol....that would likely be way more productive lolol Sorry I do think it was really lovely of you and I am glad your families received it well but after nearly 10 years in the job I personally don't think it's worth it.....I have little appreciation for some of these families when I am continuously dealing with mundane BS repeatedly asking them to meet the basic needs of their children. I do however love it on the occasion that a parent brings me a hot tea in the morning but certainly making it a regular thing would result in an amount of expectation.