For Those That Take Dec 20- Jan 2 Off

[LaLa1923]

Are these paid vacations? Do you take any other vacations through the year??

I'd like to add Christmas week next year but I also take two weeks in the spring/summer months off paid. IDk what to do...

[butterfly]

I don't charge for this. I think of it as a "gift" to my dcp; however, I work only a school year calendar. (summers off - no charge, but all other holidays off with pay.)

[Heidi]

This year, I'm just taking the 23rd-25th.

Next year, I'm taking 2 days in May (may have a sub), 3 days in July or August (May have a sub), and the last 2 weeks of the year. Since I am completely "off the grid" for those 2 weeks, I will not ask for holiday pay for the holidays, but will probably take a couple extra personal days/sick days to make up for it.

[snbauser]

Mine is different because I follow the school calendar now. I get paid for 4 of the 9 days I am closed. It's totally worth it for me to be able to spend time with my kids. In the past I closed at noon on Christmas Eve and reopened Jan 2nd and it was paid. That was the only paid vacation I took.

[Annalee]

Are these paid vacations? Do you take any other vacations through the year??

I'd like to add Christmas week next year but I also take two weeks in the spring/summer months off paid. IDk what to do...

I get paid 52 weeks a year....this includes two weeks vacation, 5 personal days, FCC conference/professional days, school/federal holidays, emergency days, etc..... Granted, I worked for 10 long years before following through with this...I have been in business for 21 years now.....

I met some FCC providers years ago that were doing this and, of course, I thought i would lose all my kids if I did this..... BUT I DIDN'T. happyface

During the interview I explain all of this, there are those who choose to go somewhere else and some follow through with enrollment. I have a 3-step interview process...if they make it to the third, I know they are in.

[NeedaVaca]

Mine are paid but 3 of those days are paid holidays, I filled in the rest of my days off with paid vacation and personal days. I took 1 week in the summer but did it over Memorial Day week so I only had to use 4 vacation days. Maybe you can fit it all in if you plan summer vacations during a paid holiday week and add a few personal/sick days to your policy?

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I take off 16 days per year, including holidays, that are paid. My vacation is from Dec. 24-Jan. 2 (8 business days are in there) and it is paid.

[Atroya]

I take Dec 24-Jan 1 off. I get paid for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day. I also take 10 days of paid vacation(all taken in the summer to maintain my sanity).

[Texasjeepgirl]

I get paid 52 weeks a year....this includes two weeks vacation, 5 personal days, FCC conference/professional days, school/federal holidays, emergency days, etc..... Granted, I worked for 10 long years before following through with this...I have been in business for 21 years now.....

I met some FCC providers years ago that were doing this and, of course, I thought i would lose all my kids if I did this..... BUT I DIDN'T. happyface

During the interview I explain all of this, there are those who choose to go somewhere else and some follow through with enrollment. I have a 3-step interview process...if they make it to the third, I know they are in.

This was practically written by me

I don't have a 3 step interview process..
I've been in business 21 years...I get paid 52 weeks per year..
includes 9 NATIONAL HOLIDAY...
and two weeks of vacation per year.

and I thought the same thing...that I would loose kids..
But... my clients are well informed of my policies before they make the choice to enroll...
if my policies and fees don't work for them... they go elsewhere...
but.. I stay full and have a waiting list...so it's working..

[Blackcat31]

I get paid 52 weeks a year....this includes two weeks vacation, 5 personal days, FCC conference/professional days, school/federal holidays, emergency days, etc..... Granted, I worked for 10 long years before following through with this...I have been in business for 21 years now.....

I met some FCC providers years ago that were doing this and, of course, I thought i would lose all my kids if I did this..... BUT I DIDN'T. happyface

During the interview I explain all of this, there are those who choose to go somewhere else and some follow through with enrollment. I have a 3-step interview process...if they make it to the third, I know they are in.

^^^^ what she said! ^^^^

[Neekie]

I take off six weeks a year, but that is because my husband is off for six weeks every year and he wants me to be off whenever he is. I usually take off the week the schools close for spring break, three weeks during the summer and then two weeks at Christmas. These are not paid vacations. Plus I take off ten holidays including the day after Thanksgiving.

[nannyde]

Yes and all is paid.

[TwinKristi]

No, I only have 2 paid days during that time and only 1 client left to pay me now! Well, 2... but I don't know how that's going to work either since that's only after school and his normal day would be $18 or something, not my usual daily rate. Ugh... But I normally wouldn't close all that time but because I only have one DCB and he's only contracted to come T-W-Th but occasionally drops in Mon & Fri. and with the holidays falling on a Wed it makes it kinda hard to stay open for one Thurs and then close for 4 days and then open back up for 1 and so on. It's just easier for me to know I'm closed the whole time.

[melilley]

I'm glad you brought this up! I only took the 24th and 25th off, both paid. I have one week paid vac. and one non paid vac.-already took my paid. I have 4 personal/sick/educational paid days left for the year, but I was just going to forfeit them. Next year I am definitely going to take the week of Christmas off-PAID and as a 2nd paid vacation! Plus I know that 2 of my families don't work that week, but I bet their children will be here that week!

I'm glad to hear that many providers on here changed their policies and thought families would leave or not enroll, but that didn't happen. It makes it easier to change next year! This is my first year having a fcc. I guess you live and learn!

[melilley]

During the interview I explain all of this, there are those who choose to go somewhere else and some follow through with enrollment. I have a 3-step interview process...if they make it to the third, I know they are in.

I'm glad you mentioned this! I want to change my days off for next year, to include more, but was afraid I would loose families. This makes me feel better to hear that they didn't leave. Do you give them any non paid vacations?