Childcare Employee Recognition Ideas
Showing appreciation for the team at your daycare is so important. Too often early childhood educators are overworked and under appreciated, but with the right types of recognition or perks, you could increase employee retention and create a culture of recognition that celebrates good work and positive impact. Use these ideas to show positive feedback, recognition, and to give shout-outs to the team members at your childcare center!
Childcare Employee Recognition Ideas
Ensuring educators feel recognized is essential as part of employee engagement and will increase positivity at work and support staff retention. An employee recognition program helps maintain a good company culture, recognizes staff for their hard work, and can also support company values. Forbes recently reported that 67% of employees say they would work harder if their efforts were appreciated more or if there were appropriate incentives. Take an audit of your day/week and think about how you reward employees and how you’re showing your team that you appreciate them.
Traditionally, it is often thought that employee appreciation ideas do not come cheap. However, there are many inexpensive or free options to recognize quality employee work. It can start with words and go such a long way! Other ideas could include a day off, catered lunch, gift cards or vouchers, company swag, handwritten notes, education or professional development opportunities, shout-outs on social media (like LinkedIn or Facebook), a photo in a company newsletter or wall of fame, recognition of employee achievements in company-wide meetings, or even public recognition through an employee appreciation day.
There are many ways to improve employee experience and employee morale, often based around communicating your employees’ contributions and quality work to the entire team as a form of recognition for great work, improving teamwork and making your top performers want to go the extra mile. To go a step further, there is also opportunity for peer recognition, where employees could have the opportunity to celebrate work anniversaries, quality work, nominate a best employee, or celebrate an employee of the month.
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