What Holidays Are You Closing For 2015?

[sahm1225]

I added 2 extra days last year (the day after thanksgiving and the day after Christmas). All of my families told me how they felt I should've done that a long time ago and that I deserve the paid time off. I love my dcf!

This year Christmas is on a Friday. I was thinking of adding another holiday throughout the year, but was curious to see what everyone else is doing? I was debating doing the day after new years or maybe Columbus day?

[KidGrind]

January 1, 2015 Holiday – New Year’s Day
January 19, 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 16, 2015 Holiday – President’s Day
April 03, 2015 Holiday – Good Friday
April 06, 2015 Holiday – Easter Monday
___ __ , 2015 Provider’s Birthday
May 25, 2015 Holiday – Memorial Day
July 3, 2015 Holiday - Independence Day
September 07, 2015 Holiday – Labor Day
October 12, 2015 Holiday - Columbus Day
November 11, 2015 Holiday – Veteran’s Day
November 26-27, 2015 Holiday - Thanksgiving
December 25, 2015 Holiday - Christmas

[Second Home]

Jan 1.
Memorial day .
4th of July.
labor day.
the Wednesday, Thursday , Friday at thanksgiving.
The week my kids have off at Christmas.
And a 1 week vacation sometime in the summer.

[Meyou]

New Year's Day
Family Day (Feb)
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Victoria Day
Canada Day
Natal Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Monday
Remembrance Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

ETA: I'm also taking 2 extra days after Canada Day, a week in August and 10 days at Christmas. All but the Aug week are paid vacation.

[AmyKidsCo]

Good Friday and the following Monday
Memorial Day
July 4
Labor Day
Thanksgiving and the following Friday
Christmas Eve through New Year's Day

I also have 5 paid Personal Days and 2 weeks of vacation in addition to the Christmas week.

Wow KidGrind - you've got lots of holidays off!

[renodeb]

Same ones I always close for.
All the normal ones except for columbus day.

[KidGrind]

Good Friday and the following Monday
Memorial Day
July 4
Labor Day
Thanksgiving and the following Friday
Christmas Eve through New Year's Day

I also have 5 paid Personal Days and 2 weeks of vacation in addition to the Christmas week.

Wow KidGrind - you've got lots of holidays off!

I know.

[insert diabolical laughter]

The DCPs get fired up about Columbus Day and Easter Monday.

[Baby lady]

New Year's Day (actually closed from Christmas through New Year's)
Presidents Day
Memorial Day
4th of July (just realized it's Saturday, I'll close on the 3rd)
Labor Day
Thanksgiving and the Friday after
Christmas through New Year's Day (not paid)

I will close for a week during the summer (also not paid)

that doesn't look like very many, I may need to rethink this

[Lucy]

My usual 8 days. And I take 8 vacation days as well. ALL PAID.

New Year's Day
Memorial Day
4th of July (which will actually be Friday the 3rd)
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
^Day after ^
Day Before Christmas
Christmas Day

[NightOwl]

New years day
Memorial day
July 4th
Labor day
Thanksgiving and the day after
Christmas eve and day

If holidays fall on Saturday or Sunday, I close on the day the banks choose, either the Friday before or Monday after. If Christmas day is a Thursday, I sometimes close on the Friday after, as long as the majority of my kids wouldn't be here anyway. Also, I close one hour early on Halloween.

[AuntTami]

New years day
Easter
July 4th
Labor day WEEKEND Friday-Monday(its my birthday weekend so we go camping out of town)
Thanksgiving
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Since I do weekend care as well for some families, if the holiday falls on a weekend, I won't take the kiddo for the weekend, Friday-Sunday. They can return on Monday.

[Lucy]

Somehow this double posted 45 minutes later. Weird!!!

[DaveA]

Paid Days Off:

New Years Day
Birthday (March)
Anniversary (May)
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
Thanksgiving & Day after
Christmas and Dec 26

Unpaid days off:

1 summer week off.
A winter break of either a week in January or a pair of Fridays / Mondays in January/ February.
A Thursday-Monday in June for a knife show in Atlanta I do every year.

During the course of the year I will have 3-4 Fridays I have to close, either for knife shows or races my wife's going to. If my sub can't come in they are unpaid.

[Controlled Chaos]

I know.

[insert diabolical laughter]

The DCPs get fired up about Columbus Day and Easter Monday.

Are you Catholic? Or just diabolical? I am Catholic and have debated taking holy Thursday off before Easter and maybe starting late on ash Wednesday. My kids are still so little evening masses are brutal

[taylorw1210]

I just finished these today.

January 1st – New Year’s Day
April 3rd – Good Friday
May 25th – Memorial Day
July 3rd – July 4th Observed
August 6th & 7th – Personal Unpaid (I'm getting married August 7th! happyface)
August 10th – 14th - Vacation Paid (Honeymoon! )
September 7th – Labor Day
November 26 & 27 – Thanksgiving
December 24 & 25 – Christmas
December 31 – New Year’s Eve
January 1 – New Year’s Day