Holidays/Vacation/Sick time

[Unregistered]

I am closed on Thursday and Friday for Xmas this year. My contract states the same as yours re. being closed on Friday or Monday if it falls on a weekend, but my parents all understand why I am closing on Thursday instead....it actually works out better for them than if I closed on Monday.

Are you using Thursday as a paid personal day or does that count as a paid holiday for you? My sons Daycare provider has told me she gets thursday and friday as paid holidays, but never has in the last 3 years has she gotten the day before christmas eve as a paid holiday. Infact, for the last 3 years she has been open Christmas Eve..... I am a little confused and she is not returning my emails since I pointed out that Thursday is not a holiday.

[Lilbutterflie]

Are you using Thursday as a paid personal day or does that count as a paid holiday for you? My sons Daycare provider has told me she gets thursday and friday as paid holidays, but never has in the last 3 years has she gotten the day before christmas eve as a paid holiday. Infact, for the last 3 years she has been open Christmas Eve..... I am a little confused and she is not returning my emails since I pointed out that Thursday is not a holiday.

Well, I would say if her contract says Christmas Eve and Christmas are both paid holidays, then it would make perfect sense for her to have Thurs and Fri as paid holidays. But if Christmas Eve is not in the contract as a paid holiday, then she should only be taking Fri off as a PAID holiday. Maybe it's unpaid? You definitely need to chat with her about it to clear it up!

[DCMomOf3]

"Paid Holidays are as follows and no service will be available these days: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, and Christmas Day. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, we will be closed the previous Friday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, we will be closed the Monday following. If a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday and we are already closed the designated day, we will be closed the preceding Thursday or the following Tuesday.

In addition to the 8 paid holidays listed in Section I, I am allowed 2 additional paid floating holidays. I will provide at least 4-weeks notice for any vacation time I take. Parents do not need to pay during any vacation time I take outside my paid holidays.
Parents will be allowed 5 pre-scheduled unpaid days of vacation each year. Any pre-scheduled vacation days beyond that will be charged at 50% of the normal weekly rate."