Paid Statutory Holidays

[MarinaVanessa]

ALL families pay for holidays regardless whether it's a regularly scheduled day.

If you don't charge, you will run into this problem:

Bobby attends W,Th, & F...you are closed Th and F for Thanksgiving. Now Bobby has to come M, T & W and because he's there his 3 days, the parents think they don't have to pay.

Same goes for Memorial Day. You could run into a situation where M, W, F are regularly scheduled days and since the family thinks they pay for 3 days per week, Memorial Day don't count as a day because the kid won't be in care so they want that EXTRA day.

I would charge and avoid the drama.

Oh and I don't allow for switching of days either. I also make this known up front so I don't have the problem about people asking to come different days when their scheduled day lands on a holiday. I've been asked before of course but I respond with "Yes I have room. I'll add those days/that extra day to your invoice. Let me know if you need any other changes to your schedule". End of story.

[Patches]

If it's not fair to the full timers that a part timer who doesn't pay for a holiday for which they normally do not come, then how is it fair to a part timer to have to pay for days they would not use, whether it was a holiday or not???

It does not make sense to charge someone for a holiday just because it's a holiday and they don't usually attend that day. If I was a parent, I'd be pretty upset.

This does not mean they don't pay 52 weeks per year...at their contracted amount.

This is my opinion too

[Cradle2crayons]

This is my opinion too

[rmc20021]

Because for me, full timers are the ideal client. The part timers get charged more per hour/day/week and get no perks that the full-timers do.

That is MY incentive for families to choose full time care over part time care.

Full timers have to pay for me to have time off so I believe part timers should as well.

My contract states:
HOLIDAYS:
ALL families are required to pay for holiday days when the child care is closed. Families may not schedule around holidays to avoid being charged.

For example, if you are scheduled to attend 3 days per week, the holiday will be counted as one of your days leaving you 2 days of attendance to use.

If the holiday does not fall on one of your scheduled days, you will be charged for the holiday closure IN ADDITION TO your regularly scheduled days.

The only exception to this is families who attend 2 or less days per week. Those families must pay for their regular days in addition to the holiday day.

I have done it this way for many years and have never had a part time client complain. If a parent didn't agree with that, they simply wouldn't sign on with me.

It doesn't sit well with some of you and that's perfectly fine as we all do what works best for us and this works fantastic for me.

I totally respect other people's opinions...that's why we're such a great group of people, we learn from one another. I just don't think I could ever come up with a plan that would work this type of thing into action.

I can see how you want to give incentives to only have full timers...unfortunately in my area it would never work to charge for days they wouldn't be here.

[Blackcat31]

I totally respect other people's opinions...that's why we're such a great group of people, we learn from one another. I just don't think I could ever come up with a plan that would work this type of thing into action.

I can see how you want to give incentives to only have full timers...unfortunately in my area it would never work to charge for days they wouldn't be here.

If I had lots of negative feedback or protests about it, I would definitely not do it either, but it does work for me. so far.

I also only have 2 part time spaces and right now those two spaces are filled with families that use 3 days per week but NOT set days.

Their schedule varies so it would be super easy for them to just schedule around the holidays and never have to pay them.

I am not above amending/modifying my policies when it needs to be done but so far, its worked and if it ain't broke, I am not going to fix it....kwim?