Taking Off the Day After Thanksgiving

[GretasLittleFriends]

Technically I'm open, but I am 99% sure I won't have any kids other than our 3. There may be one, but there are some personal problems so i dont know yet... I am looking forward to some family time.

[Unregistered]

Friday after thanksgiving

I just changed my holidays this year. Live in Rhode Island and we normally have VJ day off in August it's a Rhode Island holiday anyway so the owners and myself the director thought it would be nice to swap that august holiday that no one care about for the Friday after thanksgiving so the staff could have a good 4 days off with family. Two parents flipped out stating that when we opened in 2009 it was not this way and we have never been closed that day before. Well there is no agreement that says we can't change our holiday schedule. I just don't see the problem. You find someone to watch your child every other holiday that we are closed and you have to work and you have to pay for the day even though we are closed so why is that Friday any different ? So annoyed child care staff hardly get any days off we don't close for a week vacation or anything we all work very hard and deserve a four day weekend

[laundrymom]

Lol im heartless i guess, Am I the only one who doesn't worry about who keeps the kids if I'm closed? I hand out my vacation schedule each September. It's their responsibility to find alternative care.

If a parent is angry about me taking time off they know better than to say anything about it. I mean how many times do they get off early and NOT come get their little sweeties, so I may do the same. ???

I dare someone to be rude enough to confront me about my little time off.

[brookeroo]

This is in my manual. No one has complained about it. I will be handing mine out each year in January and I post a sign on the door with reminders of each day I am closed at the beginning of the month.

DAYCARE IS CLOSED ON THESE DATES WITH NO EXCEPTIONS:

Please keep in perspective, while balancing schedules of all parents that my work day typically will be approximately up to 12 hour days, 5 days a week. By participating within this daycare you understand and agree that I will be conservatively observing some paid holidays and will reserve the right to take unpaid vacation time at my discretion.

I will give you at least 1 month’s notice prior to taking vacation time lasting two or more consecutive days and at least 2 weeks prior to taking time off for any (planned i.e. non-emergent) personal, dental or health related days off for me or my family.

PAID HOLIDAY VACATION DAYS
On these days the daycare will be closed. There will still be a regular weekly rate charged
• New Years Day
• Memorial Day
• 4th of July
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving (Thursday & Friday)

NON-PAID HOLIDAY VACATION DAYS
During these times there will be no weekly/daily rate
• The week of Christmas through New Years
• Other vacation days taken outside of the above described holidays

[DaisyMamma]

Who takes off the day after thanksgiving? This year I made a new parent policies and handed it out Sept 1st.... So I've had alot of parents ask, are you close the day after thanksgiving? Over the years I've bent over backwards to be open most days except thanksgiving and christmas, but as the years have gone by I've came think damn I work hard I deserve some paid holidays for a change. So I have it listed in my paid holidays,
CLOSED Thanksgiving Day & the day after
Christmas Day CLOSED/Christmas eve MAY CLOSE EARLY
New Year's Day CLOSED/ NYE MAY CLOSE EARLY
CLOSED Labor Day & Memorial Day /FRI before Memorial day MAY CLOSE EARLY
Independence Day (If any of the paid holidays fall on the weekend I reserve the right to take the before or following monday/ friday off.
Now I still stay open on the smaller of the holidays, so seriosuly is this alot of ask for to be paid for these bigger holidays? This is also the first year I'm implementing being able to take 5 sick days off paid. When I take vacation I take it without pay, and allow parents 2 weeks per year (1 week no pay the 2nd week 1/2 price But they do have to use it in 5 consecutive days.

I think you are extremely generous, actually. I have a weeks paid vacation and major and minor holidays, plus christmas eve, dec. 26 and the day after thanksgiving and 3 paid sick days. Any holidays that fall on the weekend I take Fri or Mon.

[MsMe]

I take Christmas eve off early, Christmas, and the day after.

[Blackcat31]

Lol im heartless i guess, Am I the only one who doesn't worry about who keeps the kids if I'm closed? I hand out my vacation schedule each September. It's their responsibility to find alternative care.

If a parent is angry about me taking time off they know better than to say anything about it. I mean how many times do they get off early and NOT come get their little sweeties, so I may do the same. ???

I dare someone to be rude enough to confront me about my little time off.

No, you are NOT heartless...just not taking the guilt for what is someone else's responsibilty. I dont worry one but about the kids either when I am closed.

I think child care providers (or any small business owner) can run their business any way they choose. People do not have to seek services with you. No one forces anyone to use a child care provider they don't want to use.

I think you are allowed to take whatever days off you want and as frequently as you want and if it is in your contract, and the parents agree to it, then what they do with their kids on those days has NO bearing on me.

I have never given one second to worrying about what parents will do if I am closed....because again, not MY problem. I have never worried about them having to pay another sitter or having to take time off themselves.

I guess I just don't give it any thought. I am closed, for what I feel is a reasonable amount of time each year and my DC families all deal just fine with it. No one has complained yet.

[cheerfuldom]

Lol im heartless i guess, Am I the only one who doesn't worry about who keeps the kids if I'm closed? I hand out my vacation schedule each September. It's their responsibility to find alternative care.

If a parent is angry about me taking time off they know better than to say anything about it. I mean how many times do they get off early and NOT come get their little sweeties, so I may do the same. ???

I dare someone to be rude enough to confront me about my little time off.

this is me. I dont care if the parents complain or act ridiculous...I take all my time off as outlined in my contract and never feel guilty about it....why should I?? If the parents dont come up with a backup plan, not my problem.

[thatdivalady]

We have all Federal holidays off plus some extra to total 15 paid holidays. Keep in mind that we are operate 24/7 by contract so we added in weekend holidays. We also observe the Friday before or the Monday after for holidays that fall on the weekend that do not ordinarily do so.

Excerpt from handbook: Please keep in mind that we operate more hours per week than typical child care organizations. As such, we need time to recharge just as you undoubtedly need that time from your respective jobs. We will be closed on the following days:

New Years Day
Martin Luther King Day
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Mothers Day
Memorial Day
Fathers Day
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Black Friday
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Years Eve

We also have 2 weeks of vacation per year, but unpaid. I took a page out of Tom Copeland's book and simply have a higher rate each week that compensates for the time off.

[Unregistered]

I don't think so

I absolutly think that is ridiculous. I work the day after thanksgiving, and I have to hire someone else to watch my kids so that the daycare provider can go shopping?

Sorry I don't get a paid holiday as a Banker.