What Do Your Families Do For Work?

[PolarCare]

I just have one family

I only keep kids from one family, since they have 4 kids and I already have 6 of my own. 10 is my limit.

He is in the military. She owns her own small business. It's a hair/nail salon.

I generally have their youngest all day and their other 3 after school only.

I'm open today. School is closed. It's a parent teacher conference day. Closed tomorrow too. So I have all the kids today for the whole day. Or shall I say "had". Dad gets off pretty early usually and always comes and picks them up as soon as he can get here. He commutes an hour to work, otherwise he wouldn't need daycare.

[Solandia]

Over the years, I have had:

Nurse (have had a few of those)
Teacher(have had a few of those, too)
Chiropractor
Airplane mechanic
Vet tech
house cleaner(own biz)
shift worker/jack of all trades
retail
personal banker
ironworker
government security contractor
sahm

I always take major holidays, and the folks that work on holidays find alternate care. I have traditionally done vacations in the summer since I was usually around half teachers' kids. I have never had kids/parents/teachers all in the same school schedules, so the only break during the year that lined up was Christmas.

[renodeb]

1- mom is a teacher/dad is a firefighter
2- mom works at a software place/ dad is an electrican
3- mom works for veterans affairs/ dad is a firefighter
4- mom is a speach therapist/ dad is a realtor
5- mom works at a medical practice/ dad is a butcher at local grocery store
I take all the school holidays off so my families have all managed to find care or one parent is home.
They all new at enrollment that I take off those days.
Debbie

[wahmof3]

My DC Families:

1- 2 dck teacher kids
2- 1 dck teacher
3- 1 dck teacher
4- 2 dck mom is a student @ local college
5- 1 dck (2nd shift) restaurant
6- 1 dck sales

[melissa ann]

1 mom: dr's office
1 mom: nurse
1 mom: teacher aide/dad self-employed

Other dads are not around.

[MrsB]

We live in a suburb outside of DC so at least one of my daycare parents is usually a government worker and has the day off. I always tell my parents though, if there is a holiday where BOTH parents HAVE to work and they dont have any other option to let me know and we will discuss it.

My goal isn't to leave them without care if they indeed really have to work. Their are lots of other times where they can take off and bring their kids if they need a break. I tell parents at interview time, if you are a parent that is consistently late to pickup, arrives early, brings kids to daycare sick when they should be home, late on making payments, or always forgets checkbook, then I will be less likely to be understanding when it comes to needing me for something extra like these holidays.

Professions are
(personal trainer/personal trainer) They make their own schedules so its not much of an issue.
(therapist/works for census bureau) one parent off
(retail/body shop worker) both parents working but grandma off so taking DCG and 2 older SA sisters out for a fun day.
(courthouse receptionist) off
(police officer/military) off
(finance mgr for govt contractor/military Police) one off one working

[newtodaycare22]

I have.....

teacher/teacher
government/contractor
social worker
college student/part time office receptionist

I'm pretty sure everyone was off yesterday but even if they weren't.... my contract says that I am closed all gov. holidays. So, that's up to them to figure out::