Anyone Closing Christmas Eve ?

[Soccermom]

Christmas Eve is on a monday this year so I was thinking about closing that day in order to have 5 days off with my family. I normally close around 1pm anyway on Christmas Eve.

[melissa ann]

I always closed on Christmas Eve because we have a family church service at 4pm and I knew my parents would not pick up in time for me and my family to attend.

[daycarediva]

I am closed Mon/24-Wed/26 and open Thurs/Fri

[cheerfuldom]

always close Christmas Eve!

i got tired of parents dumping kids when they had the day off anyway. and of course they always picked up late and such. i dont want to be tired with a filthy house on Christmas morning! we need a holiday too!

[CrayolaKids]

My handbook states that I close on Christmas Eve, Christmas and the day after Christmas if it falls on a weekday. Sooo this year I have Monday through Wednesday off happyface I normally close on New Years Eve too, but since I'm closing for three days the week before, I'm staying open on New Years Eve and just closing on New Years Day.

[itlw8]

I don't but I will be polling parents to see who has to work. I have several teachers so one parent would be off if the others are not coming.

[youretooloud]

I always take it off, I always have parents who ask me to watch the kids so they can clean the house.

LOL. Nope.. I'm cleaning my house.

[makap]

This year my last day is December 21st and I am off until January 2nd.

First year ever that I have any taken time off except for the stats.

[lovemykidstoo]

I close up on December 24 and don't go back to work unti Jan 2!! Woohoo!

[countrymom]

yes, I'm closed. I found that everyone got everything done, but I didn't get to do anything. So I now take it off.

[Willow]

I am closed Mon/24-Wed/26 and open Thurs/Fri

Same here.

This will be my first year doing it. When opened Christmas eve and the day after I've always only ended up with a couple of kids. The very small amount of money I'd bring in didn't make being open worth it. I'd rather spend that time with my family rather than eek out a couple of bucks for the day and then have the spend the evening cleaning up.

[DCBlessings27]

I always close Christmas Eve, Christmas, and the day after Christmas. This year especially I'll be closed for the whole week because we scheduled my c-section for the 27th.

[Daycarelady1979]

I close on Christmas Eve & New Years Eve if they fall on a weekday...I got screwed one year by not making that clear & I ended up taking a dck with me to my family Christmas when it fell on a Friday. Never again!

[JenNJ]

Nope! They *all* have off and told me so without knowing I wasn't closed. SO now, I have the day off since I wasn't needed. I took the day after off so my kids can enjoy their gifts without worrying someone is going to break them. And I get an extra day to clean up the holiday mess!

[bluemoose_mom]

Yep, I'm closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

I'm also closed the day after Thanksgiving this year, though it's not in my handbook--none of my families needed me, so I told them I would be closed. I think I might include it next year though.