I Give Parents Free Or Vacation Days....

[mema]

I have 6 paid holidays and can take up to 10 days of paid vacation. Parents may take 5 days unpaid if given advanced notice.

[Laurel]

I take the major holidays (7 or 8?) paid. I take 2 weeks vacation unpaid and give them two weeks unpaid.

Laurel

[Evansmom]

I take 5 paid federal holidays, and 3 weeks unpaid vacations. 2 weeks in summer and 1 the week of Christmas.

I give 2 weeks (10 days) unpaid vacation to my clients.

[Scout]

Each family gets two weeks(based on enrollment days so, 3 days would get 6 free days) to use as they like after 90 days. Holidays are paid but, they can use free days only if their child is here the rest of the week. I just openend in Nov. as well so this is likely to change with new clients! When my DS was little and in DC we didn't pay if he wasn't there and it was a big draw for me. Plus, he got sick a lot and missed a lot of days, I figured two weeks would cover those days.

[Play Care]

I am closed with pay for a very few holidays. Will close for a one week vacation, unpaid. Parents can have 2 incriments of 1 week per calendar year unpaid if they give me a month's written notice.

This, except I get three unpaid weeks.
I rarely have parents take me up on the "free" weeks, but this week three of my families have!

[LaLa1923]

I get 11 paid holidays, and two weeks of vaca at half pay, I also get 7 personal days. I've been thinking about taking my vaca unpaid.

[DaisyMamma]

I give parents 5 vacation days but i take all unpaid vacation so i think next year i will take out the 5 days for parents!

That's totally backwards!
You should get a paid vacation, especially if your parents are getting a free week!

[Willow]

Please do, or at least give yourself a paid vacation. You are worth it!

I seriously LOATHE this sentiment.

It's so beyond rude and full of negative implication.......I believe the work I do is "worth" a million dollars somedays, that doesn't mean I have to charge that. And just because I don't feel compelled to charge for my off the clock time doesn't mean I don't think I'm "worthy." It simply means I don't believe it's ethical.

If you do that's fine, but not everyone needs to operate the same way you do. That's the beauty of being self employed, the freedom to operate anyway an individual believes is productive, yet fair (or at least I hope everyone takes both aspects into account anyway.....)


On topic, I charge hourly. Parents pay for the time I watch their child(ren). I am self employed and like most self employed people I don't believe in charging my families for time my time off the clock.

Excessive absenses are the only exception to that rule for me as I only take full time families and expect regular attendance for income and for my small groups sake.

[Willow]

The definition of the word free is to get something for nothing.

If I'm not providing care, essentially doing nothing, I don't understand how that equates to some as giving something free away to parents.

[MissAnn]

I seriously LOATHE this sentiment.

It's so beyond rude and full of negative implication.......I believe the work I do is "worth" a million dollars somedays, that doesn't mean I have to charge that. And just because I don't feel compelled to charge for my off the clock time doesn't mean I don't think I'm "worthy." It simply means I don't believe it's ethical.

If you do that's fine, but not everyone needs to operate the same way you do. That's the beauty of being self employed, the freedom to operate anyway an individual believes is productive, yet fair (or at least I hope everyone takes both aspects into account anyway.....)


On topic, I charge hourly. Parents pay for the time I watch their child(ren). I am self employed and like most self employed people I don't believe in charging my families for time my time off the clock.

Excessive absenses are the only exception to that rule for me as I only take full time families and expect regular attendance for income and for my small groups sake.

Just trying to be encouraging.....
and yes.....I am worth it!

[Evansmom]

I take 5 paid federal holidays, and 3 weeks unpaid vacations. 2 weeks in summer and 1 the week of Christmas.

I give 2 weeks (10 days) unpaid vacation to my clients.

I wanted to clarify that I offer the 2 weeks unpaid vacation to my FULL time families only who have been enrolled at least 3 consecutive months.

[Willow]

Just trying to be encouraging.....
and yes.....I am worth it!

Again, what you decide for yourself is fine. That's your prerogative to charge what and however you want to.

What I have problems with is when one crossed the line into telling other providers what they should be doing, because what they're currently doing is wrong. I realize you didn't use those words but he implication is there and it drives me nuts

How would you feel if I told you you *shouldn't* be charging for that time? That I thought it was wrong for you to do so?


Point is what's right or makes you feel "worthy" doesn't apply across the board. Charging families for time I didn't actually work would make me feel horrendous, and that has nothing to do with my level of self worth.

[MissAnn]

Again, what you decide for yourself is fine. That's your prerogative to charge what and however you want to.

What I have problems with is when one crossed the line into telling other providers what they should be doing, because what they're currently doing is wrong. I realize you didn't use those words but he implication is there and it drives me nuts

How would you feel if I told you you *shouldn't* be charging for that time? That I thought it was wrong for you to do so?


Point is what's right or makes you feel "worthy" doesn't apply across the board. Charging families for time I didn't actually work would make me feel horrendous, and that has nothing to do with my level of self worth.

Like I said....it was just encouraging. I am not one to tell anyone how to run their business but I will always encourage in a variety of ways.

[Willow]

What is the difference between telling someone else how to run their business encouraging someone else to run their business the ways *you* think are correct?

Aren't both pretty pretentious?

Who's to say you're right and your ways are indeed correct and best?


Not trying to pick on you, just trying to help you see how that could be pretty offensive to someone, especially if they weren't asking for your judgment or advice in the first place.

[daycaremum]

I do not charge for days when I am unavailable to provide child care services, I don't feel it's right. I am providing a service as a self employed business owner, they are not my employers, so therefore don't owe me vacation pay or sick days. I will be redoing my contract for September and will no longer offer free missed days or free vacation time. Currently I give 5 free missed days per full time child, and unlimited vacation time as long as given 14 days notice. No one has ever abused these days, but since they are so seldom used I am eliminating them. Also, I take 7 weeks off unpaid, so they can easily book their holidays during those weeks.