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As the school year ends, many parents will send thank-you gifts to their
children’s elementary school teachers. Parents whose younger children are
infants, toddlers or preschoolers may be wondering how to also express
their thanks to the women and men who provide safe, educational child
care while parents are at work.
“Child care professionals are educators,” explains Betsi Closter, the
school readiness coordinator for the Fairfax County Office for Children.
“They teach children social, emotional, reading, math and language skills
that children need to succeed in school.”
The Office for Children offers dozens of courses for child care teachers
that help them develop effective curricula for children age birth to
five.
Parents can thank all their children’s teachers with low-cost, useful
items such as gift certificates to book stores or toy stores, or with gas
cards, first aid kits or emergency supplies like flashlights.
“Items that can be used to teach children are best,” Closter says. “Art
supplies or subscriptions to children’s magazines are gifts that keep on
giving. Parents can also consider giving memberships to professional
organizations.”
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