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I have a dcg who will be 2 tomorrow. I asked dcm last week if she wanted to make some banana bread or cupcakes or something a little special. She said no, just treat it like a normal day. That was odd to me. I'm just going to say Happy birthday at pick up. They probably either a. want it to be simple & don't want me making a big deal. (Wasn't planning on it..just a special snack.) or b. Don't want any attention on it b/c they want to do all the praise and birtjday stuff. My husband suggested that one b/c dcm is a bit helicopter-y and passive agressive. If it were my kid, I'd be touched that the provider was willing to do something a little special to honour my child. Is it just me?
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I buy a present and hand it to the DCPs at pick up. I do not do any sort of celebration, cake or cupcakes. -
I bake cupcakes on birthdays. Depending on who's birthday, we either give a gift at their party or here if we're not going. We've gone to everyone's birthday the last year so we haven't given gifts here. It's my excuse to bake cupcakes really. LOL I make mini muffin cupcakes for the Littles and big ones for the big kids and my family.Comment
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We don't make a big deal of a child's birthday but we do recognize that it is their birthday.
They usually get to plan the meal for the day, be the line leader, the one to chose first etc.. but we don't do anything huge.
No balloons, streamers or cake. The kids are welcome to bring a treat to share with their friends if they wish but certainly don't have to. If they don't I don't make anything special.
A majority of my families (at least 8 out of 10) will keep their child home with them on the child's birthday or at least pick them up early.Comment
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One time..
I had a child whose parents were Jehovah's Witnesses. I didn't have any idea what their religious affiliation was until I made treats and bought balloons for their child's second birthday. When they came to the door, they made a huge fuss and said I needed to get rid of all mention of birthdays. They said it was evil to celebrate a birthday and that God looked unfavorably on people who celebrated. I was really taken aback, because I assumed they would have mentioned this a LONG time ago if they had preferences about things like that.
They ended up taking their child home for the day instead of letting him stay at my evil daycare, and termed a week later because they didn't think I was a good fit for their lifestyle.Comment
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Oh okay....
I was just like "WOW!" 
I know a lot of people who are JW's but I've never heard of any of them actually saying someone who celebrated birthdays were evil so I was just clarifying.
I am a non-denominational child care so I try to stay away from any celebration that may offend a child/family's beliefs.
I suppose the family didn't mention their religious beliefs upon enrolling because they assumed you weren't advertising as a specific religion either so.... kwim?Comment
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I always have a little celebration for my daycare children on their birthdays. A treat, a small gift, we sing the bday song, etc. Nothing over the top or that would steal mom and dad's thunder. I have a happy birthday sign that I hang up for the day, and the kids love seeing the sign when they come in in the morning, seeing that it is somebody's birthday. I also use birthdays as an opportunity to teach the children about months and years, counting etc.Comment
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Maybe since its a week day they aren't telling her. Perhaps they are having a family party on a weekend. I used to watch twin girls and the mother didn't tell them it was their actual birthday when they were young unless it fell on a weekend and she was home to do something special with them.Comment
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I've had families who were too busy/lazy to bring something in but they weren't against us celebrating. I usually just write it up on the white board so everyone coming in wishes the child a happy birthday and then give them a birthday sticker and paper crown. Sometimes I buy them gifts, nothing more than $5-10 though.Comment
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One of my families is from a JW family. The DCM was raised JW but isn't now and isn't raising her DS in the church but the Nana takes him to church and often brings him and picks him up. He still celebrates and participates in celebrations, holidays, etc.Comment
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I have a section in my enrollment packet that asks if there any holidays or celebrations they don't want to participate in.
For birthdays, parents can bring a treat if they want... I don't make anything for them. I give them a birthday badge sticker to wear and a page of stickers to take home. They all love it!Comment
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We sing happy birthday to the child and I do send home a small gift with them but that is all .Comment
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What do you do if dcp's bring cupcakes? I generally only reward good behavior... I just can't reward a child who has been in a timeout with a cupcake the same day. Am I being mean?Comment
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