For Those That Take Dec 20- Jan 2 Off

[MotherNature]

yes, I have s ome paid holidays in there plus one if my two vacation weeks.

[spinnymarie]

Right now I'm just paid for school days, so unpaid, but for next year the plan is to do half paid and half unpaid, with only one other unpaid week.

[Annalee]

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?

no: they pay 52 weeks per year.....pay is based on the spot, not attendance

[NeedaVaca]

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!

Why would you forfeit them??? Take them! Use them during the holidays They knew about them when they signed up plus most people have time off during the holidays!

[littlemissmuffet]

I always take xmas eve, xmas and boxing day (Canada) and new years day off with pay. I NEVER take the days between off because I have a policy that only WORKING parents (in a two parent home bith parents must be working) may bring their children between the 27th-31st... of course, almost always NONE of my parents are working during this time so I get it off... with pay, and without having to use any vacation time

[CrackerJacks]

I take it all off and is all paid. This does not count toward my paid vacation.

[melilley]

Why would you forfeit them??? Take them! Use them during the holidays They knew about them when they signed up plus most people have time off during the holidays!

I think I may just change my mind and do that, you are right, they did know about them!

[blandino]

I will be closed from Dec 20 - Jan 2, and tuition is the same 52 weeks a year.

The paid holidays I am closed for:
Christmas: 24-26
New Years: 31-1

We have 5 paid personal days written in, we have taken 1 so far this year. So we have 4 left over. We are using one the Wednesday of Thanksgiving. So with the remaining 3, we will close the 23,27,& 30.

Basically we use out leftover paid vacation days to fill in the days in-between the two holidays. That is our only paid vacation (5 days) time. But we are contemplating adding time in next year.

[hope]

I take that whole week off paid to me along with all federal holidays also paid to me. Summer time I only have one or two children bc most of my kids are teachers children. If I want to take some time off in the summer I pay my sub.

[Soccermom]

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.)

This

I take the 2 weeks off at Christmas but don't charge. I tell the DCPS that it is a gift to them Truth is that it is a gift to me! LOL