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Childcare: pay them or give a gift?

southernredandwhite85southernredandwhite85 member
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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?
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    calliopeia2013calliopeia2013 member
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    I'd go with cash.

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    jessicabessicajessicabessica member
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    Another vote for cash.  You should be paying them for their time, not thanking them with a gift.
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    JoanE2012JoanE2012 member
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    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.
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    Simply FatedSimply Fated member
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    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.
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    Xstatic3333Xstatic3333 member
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    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!
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    southernredandwhite85southernredandwhite85 member
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    Sounds like it's a resounding "cash". Thanks!
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