Do You Let DCP Switch Days?

[Unregistered]

I'm a parent & this has happened to me...

Hi, I was looking around at other daycare providers and their paid time off policies (I recently had an issue with my daughters daycare) and I found this.
My two yr old daughter attends an in-home daycare. There were some random days that the DCP requested off and requested for paid time off. She gave us a two-months notice. Daughter is full time so there wasn't an issue of switching days. I went ahead and found a relative to watch my child on these days and I still paid the DCP. But I was not happy about it. I honestly don't like paying for the time off. I think that it is so great that some providers offer to allow parents to switch days, if my daughter was part-time I SO would have done this!! I understand you want paid time off, I get that. & I think it is important to choose days that the parents are also off, random days are not negotiable at my work, I cannot request time off very much, and I wouldn't get paid for random days, I do get paid for holidays. Thanksgiving is a great day to choose, but not the Friday after. Many parents have to work this day, and i wouldn't get paid if I missed work. I really hope that all you guys choose days off that parents can work around. Even if I give my work two-months notice that I need off, I still do not get paid.
As far as going back on your word to this parent, I would not do that. As a parent, I would be very angry & probably choose another daycare.

[bice99]

Hard lesson to learn. All of my PT can change days if it works with my schedule, but if it's for a holiday, they pay $40 extra for that extra day. Last year I had 2 families use their free vacation week during my paid Christmas break! Duh! So I get their kids every other week of the year (since they won't pay and not bring them) and I didn't get paid my holiday week. Lesson learned and changed in handbook edition effective last July.

[MsMe]

Hi, I was looking around at other daycare providers and their paid time off policies (I recently had an issue with my daughters daycare) and I found this.
My two yr old daughter attends an in-home daycare. There were some random days that the DCP requested off and requested for paid time off. She gave us a two-months notice. Daughter is full time so there wasn't an issue of switching days. I went ahead and found a relative to watch my child on these days and I still paid the DCP. But I was not happy about it. I honestly don't like paying for the time off. I think that it is so great that some providers offer to allow parents to switch days, if my daughter was part-time I SO would have done this!! I understand you want paid time off, I get that. & I think it is important to choose days that the parents are also off, random days are not negotiable at my work, I cannot request time off very much, and I wouldn't get paid for random days, I do get paid for holidays. Thanksgiving is a great day to choose, but not the Friday after. Many parents have to work this day, and i wouldn't get paid if I missed work. I really hope that all you guys choose days off that parents can work around. Even if I give my work two-months notice that I need off, I still do not get paid.
As far as going back on your word to this parent, I would not do that. As a parent, I would be very angry & probably choose another daycare.

Are you sure they were 'random' days to the provider? They may have been her childrens birthdays, her anniversary, or a family event. Those maybe random to you but not to your providers family.

Most of us serve 2-7 families and I personaly have 18 families. It is NEVER posible to chose a day off when ALL of my families would also have the day off--this includes Holidays. We also work BEFORE families go to work and AFTER families get off of work my day is average 2-3 hours longer and any of my DCP.

Show me a DCP that NEVER takes a day(or partial day) besides Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is what you are asking of your provider. This provider not just working every minute you are but also many time when you are not.

[nannyde]

I honestly don't like paying for the time off.

I don't think I've ever met a parent who likes paying for time off.

[laundrymom]

Thank you for the tone of your post.

Personally I give my parents my Holiday schedule a full year in advance. I always have the same holidays off (yes I include black Friday) I also have 5 paid days off per year. Always the first and last day of my kids summer break, plus 3 days through the year that I notify everyone of the second week of August. Yes I'm paid for them all yes I feel I deserve them.

I feel that I give ample time for my clients to find alternative care.

Now do I sometimes have some say they don't have backup a few days before the day I'm closed? Yes. My response,... I told you 7 months ago I was closed on this day. Its not my fault you chose not to plan ahead.

Hi, I was looking around at other daycare providers and their paid time off policies (I recently had an issue with my daughters daycare) and I found this.
My two yr old daughter attends an in-home daycare. There were some random days that the DCP requested off and requested for paid time off. She gave us a two-months notice. Daughter is full time so there wasn't an issue of switching days. I went ahead and found a relative to watch my child on these days and I still paid the DCP. But I was not happy about it. I honestly don't like paying for the time off. I think that it is so great that some providers offer to allow parents to switch days, if my daughter was part-time I SO would have done this!! I understand you want paid time off, I get that. & I think it is important to choose days that the parents are also off, random days are not negotiable at my work, I cannot request time off very much, and I wouldn't get paid for random days, I do get paid for holidays. Thanksgiving is a great day to choose, but not the Friday after. Many parents have to work this day, and i wouldn't get paid if I missed work. I really hope that all you guys choose days off that parents can work around. Even if I give my work two-months notice that I need off, I still do not get paid.
As far as going back on your word to this parent, I would not do that. As a parent, I would be very angry & probably choose another daycare.