Childcare: pay them or give a gift?

southernredandwhite85 · May 2013

My mom is a preschool teacher and we are planning on asking 2 or 3 of them to watch our guest's children in the preschool area of the church during the ceremony. Since we're technically hiring them to spend about an hour watching the children, should I pay them or is giving them a gift sufficient? I was thinking about a gift card to a restaurant that I know a lot of the preschool teachers like to go to for lunch after work. Or is it better to give them cash money?

calliopeia2013 · May 2013

I'd go with cash.

jessicabessica · May 2013

Another vote for cash. You should be paying them for their time, not thanking them with a gift.

JoanE2012 · May 2013

Pay them. Though if I was a guest, I probably wouldn't leave my children.....they'd be with me at the ceremony or I wouldn't attend the ceremony.

Simply Fated · May 2013

Cash, definitely. If you're going to pay them, a gift wouldn't be sufficient at all. Payment would be.

Sidenote, I wouldn't leave my kid with someone I didn't know.

Xstatic3333 · May 2013

I used to do this sort of thing; pay them, and pay them well! As certified preschool teachers, in my area they would need 20-25 an hour each. See if you can find out their normal sitting rate and then go up $5. Special events are tough sitting jobs!

southernredandwhite85 · May 2013

Sounds like it's a resounding "cash". Thanks!

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