Anyone Closing Christmas Eve ?

[lil angels]

I am closed this year from Dec 24 till Jan 2 this year all paid.

[SunshineMama]

I closed that whole week.

[Blackcat31]

I close at 3 PM on Friday the 22nd and do not re-open until Wednesday Jan 2, 2013.

[daycare]

I close at 3 PM on Friday the 22nd and do not re-open until Wednesday Jan 2, 2013.

I am sooooooo jealous!! I wish that I closed longer... I only closed monday and tuesday!!!

[SilverSabre25]

I close at 3 PM on Friday the 22nd and do not re-open until Wednesday Jan 2, 2013.

I'm jealous too!

In a few years I'm sure I'll have more "pull" to close longer.

Ah, the benefits of a long time in the industry :P

[Blackcat31]

I am sooooooo jealous!! I wish that I closed longer... I only closed monday and tuesday!!!

Best part is it is all paid too!

The first 15 years in the business, I only closed Christmas Eve and Christmas day IF they fell on a weekday. I gradually added days and then started charging about 2 years ago when I stopped taking any school age kids.

Most my families are teachers or employed with the school district so I found myself coming to work for only 2 or 3 kids and honestly, that just wasn't fun or cool so I started not taking personal days once a month and just took all my vacation over Christmas time.

I PM'ed you...

[Mom2Five+]

I usually only take Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off but only one family brings their little one so they can enjoy their vacation time. So this year I'm using my second week of paid vacation to take off from Dec. 24 - Jan 2. This way I can enjoy winter break with my kids and also my daughters birthday that is Jan 1

[Neekie]

Closed always! I take my vacation at Christmas time and so I am closed from the week before Christmas until the day after New Year's Day.

[Country Kids]

I'm closed Christmas Eve/Christmas. I figure I still get a four day weekend-happyfacehappyface

I'm trying my darndest to take my vacations all in the summer when my kids are home and we can have fun.

I refuse, refuse to get sick this year and use them that way!

[snbauser]

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

Same here. Normally we are open until 12 on Christmas Eve and then closed from Christmas through New Years. But we are not opening for 1/2 a day on a Monday.

[mom2many]

I've always had the 24-26 off as paid holidays.

[wahmof3]

I close that whole week

My DCP are mainly teachers so they are off & so am I

[DaisyMamma]

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

Same! It will be so nice to have 5 days off! happyface

[Chatter Box]

I was going to (and would like to close) the 24th through the 28th but this is my first year doing this and I was mocking what my son's old daycare did and stated that I would take the whole week off unpaid. This will be my only unpaid holiday/vacation time I was going to take this year. Now I'm kicking myself that I am going to be losing an entire weeks worth of pay for 5 families.

Next year I'm going to be taking all major holiday days off paid, with the opportunity to take any other elective days unpaid. I will still probably take the other days off during the week but at least I will still have sort of income for the week still coming in.

I just decided to put a note on the door that I may elect to work the non holiday days this year if they are interested in utilizing me to let me know. I don't think my hubby will want me to work since I think he's going to be off but I wish I would have thought this out a little better. Always in hindsight... ::