Taking Off the Day After Thanksgiving

[happykidschildcare]

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.

[SilverSabre25]

I take off the day after T-day. I need the four day weekend!! I take off the same holidays as you the rest of the time. Parents haven't complained yet.

[DCMomOf3]

I take the day off as well. Most people around here don't work that day so why should I?

[marniewon]

I take the same holidays that you do. I do take the day after Thanksgiving off - my family lives in another town 2 hours away, and we usually go there for Turkey Day weekend.

For vacations, I take 1 week paid, 1 week unpaid. I allow my families to take 1 week unpaid.

[Lucy]

I have always taken off the day after. I worked for 13 years outside the home and always had it off, and to my knowledge, MOST people get it off.. unless they work retail or medical or something. I feel like if I worked that day, the parents would bring the kids and then go shopping or something. Nope. Not gonna do it. And I get paid for it too, btw.

[Unregistered]

I work at a mid size preschool/daycare and we took that day off too. We always do. A few workers volunteered to work Black Friday, but they did this on their own (with permission from the owner) and as a way to earn extra money. It will just be a "fun day" for kids with movies, pizza and games. The volunteers are charging more than the usual daily fee and will get to keep it all. As far as I'm concerned they deserve it. Last year, the sign-up filled to capacity fast. This year, only a few parents have signed on so far. The volunteers are considering cancelling if more don't sign up by Monday night. Either parents want to be with their kids or they just can't afford it.

[SandeeAR]

I take off Thanksgiving and the day after. Also, Christmas Day and the Day after. All unpaid.

[TGT09]

I take off the day after Thanksgiving and have had it in my handbook since the beginning. However, every year I have parents commenting...."Hey, so and so won't be there Friday"....my response is "well good because I'm not open".

[kidkair]

I had one client talking about how she won't be able to visit out of town family because she works Friday and won't be able to get her kid until 5:15pm. I laughed and said "Really? Who's taking him that day? I'm closed!" Totally made her rethink her excuse Of course I also wanted to state that she could pick her kid up at 3:30 when she is done with work she just chooses to not do so. (I don't mind since her kid and another are best buds and tend to leave with less fuss if both are picked up at the same time. Plus they are the last two every day and so if she picked up earlier than I'd be stuck with one kid for awhile and I'm not big on having only one kid here.)

[Unregistered]

My PAID Holidays are as follows:
New Years Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
The day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Years Eve

My PAID Sick days and Personal Days are as follows:
3 Sicks days a year
3 Personal days a year

My vacation is as follows:
1 UNPAID week vaction a year

My parents vacation is as follows:
1 UNPAID week vacation a year

[kidkair]

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.

Glad you are standing up for your right to some time off! Here's what I take off all paid:
New Year's Eve and Day
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day and the following day
Christmas Day
Plus 5 personal days
and two weeks of vacation

I don't substitute days if the holidays land on weekend days. I can a day or more off every month this way and I believe that is necessary for getting adequate rest. I am very much looking forward to my 4 day weekend

[melissa ann]

I am closed:
Thanks/day after
Christmas Eve ( I have thought about closing early, since we have church at 4pm, but my dcf are almost always late at picking up, so I just close)
Christmas Day
new year's eve/new years day
Good Friday
Memorial day
July 4
Labor day

[countrymom]

I do and I'm canadian, hehe, I've been shopping on that day for years, so much better deals than in canada.

[AnythingsPossible]

After the first few years of only having one or two kids, I too close the day after Thanksgiving. I usually close early on Christmas Eve and am closed Christmas day and the day after to give my kids time to enjoy and myself time to clean up. I take all my holidays unpaid though.

[SilverSabre25]

After the first few years of only having one or two kids, I too close the day after Thanksgiving. I usually close early on Christmas Eve and am closed Christmas day and the day after to give my kids time to enjoy and myself time to clean up. I take all my holidays unpaid though.

Hmm...do you ever have trouble with people complaining about you taking the day after Christmas off? I like that idea--of giving yourself more time to clean up and enjoy the gifts.