Show Your Gratitude for National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day on Friday, May 6th
Whether your child attends a family child care home, a center-based program, a preschool or afterschool program, or has a nanny, you want your child to develop strong and loving relationships with the person or team that nurtures your child when you are not there. For many, child care workers become a much loved extension of our families.
Child care providers, who often work from dawn to dusk, help our very young children learn in the everyday moments. They support physical, social and emotional development, encourage early literacy and essential life skills, help to build healthy habits and offer nutritious meals and snacks. It’s not only children who learn and benefit from child care providers. Parents turn to them for expert advice, asking questions regarding their child’s development or seeking guidance on how to handle everything from potty training to where parents can turn to for help when they need it.
The last couple of years, living through a global pandemic, has underscored just how essential our early childhood care and education workforce are to our children and families. For all of the reasons listed above and many more not captured, celebrate you child care provider on National Child Care Provider Day, taking place this on Friday, May 6th.
Need ideas to express your thanks to your child care provider? Try these:
Send a thank you note letting your child care provider know they are appreciated. Download one of ours below or create your own.
Plan with other families to give a special group gift.
Drop off a meal for your provider and their family so dinner is taken care of when they go home for the evening.
Have your child draw a picture to send to their teachers.
Record a video of your child saying one thing they love about their caregiver and “thank you.”
Purchase a gift for the program: a book for the library, an item for the creative play area, or another item that is on your provider’s wish list.
Give your provider a gift card or bonus.
If you need summer camps or child care, Quality Care for Children’s referral specialists can help you find high-quality child care that fits your budget, location and other needs. And, the search assistance is free! Call 1-877-ALL-GA-KIDS (1-877-255-4254) Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
