MLK - Open or Closed?

[spud912]

Just wondering who is open and who is closed this Monday. I have always used Christmas Eve as a holiday and not MLK, but now I'm regretting it. I could really use that time to get stuff done and all of my parents are off. I sent out an email saying that if you want to spend time with your child on that day you can take that day off (unpaid) without it deducting from vacation time. Two of my families took the bait, but I have not heard from my other two families (both of which are teachers so I know the time is off ).

Next year I'm definitely adding that to my holidays off because I've come to the point in my life where I must face the fact that it irks me when I have only one child in my care on a holiday because the parents "need" time to themselves or because they "can't" get anything done with their child.

Alright, yes, this is definitely more of a rant than a question.

[NightOwl]

Open. But I get it! The "me" days around here are really stacking up! I did this for the day after Christmas this year, since it fell on a Friday: the majority rules. I have 6 families, so once I had 4 that said they would not be here that day, I announced that I would be closed. I'm done being open for just one or two just so the parent can chill in front of the TV.

[Second Home]

Open , I only take the holidays that my Dh gets off .

[originalkat]

Closed! I NEED my holidays!

PAID CLOSED HOLIDAYS
New Year Day
Martin Luther King Jr.
President’s Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving and the day after
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day

[Annalee]

I take all school holidays and MLK is one of them....with pay....BUT I plan to go to the dr to get my physical updated for daycare....so technically, daycare still rules...::

[cara041083]

I am open but my husband just got a job with the state so now he gets all these days off as holidays, so it makes me wish I had the same says off as him. Especially since my kids will be out of school as well.

[AuntTami]

Maybe I'm too new to this world to really see what I'm doing to myself, but I didn't take any holidays off this year. I was closed for Christmas Day but that's it. And I'm open on MLK. It irritated me that I had kids for some of the holidays so I'm going to be publishing a news letter stating my days off for this year, but MLK won't be one of them.

[Febby]

My center is open. Since school will be off and we have a school age program, we're actually expecting more children than usual.

[sally]

I'm open in our area schools are open for MLK and President's day and such. We only close for the main holidays.

[Play Care]

CLOSED with pay. I fell for the "but we have to work those days!" Line when I was starting out... Then parents would pick up still in pj's or in sweats after having a day off. Nope. Schools, banks, government offices are closed those days here as well.

[Unregistered]

This year I am open on most holidays because I am now closed on Fridays. I also take 2 weeks off for winter/xmas break, 1 week for spring break, 6 personal/sick days, Thanksgiving & day after, President's day, and one state holiday. I felt taking more fedreral/state holidays off would be excessive. 😉

[Controlled Chaos]

Open. I my kids aren't in school yet, so it's not one I mind working I put a not up saying a was open on the MLK holiday for their convenience. Hopefully it earn some goodwill for being closed for the 3 day weekend next month

[nothingwithoutjoy]

Closed, and desperate for it! The parents can't seem to get here before 9am since Christmas, which means NO ONE NAPS! I'm at my wits end and need a break before I start screaming. (4 out of 6 awake today. The youngest is beside me now, having been woken up by another child stepping on her!!! What?!)

Yep, lacking the joy today.

[sharlan]

Open - none of my parents have that day, except for my daughters.

[hope]

I used to close all federal holidays paid. I changed that this year and am open MLK and veterans day. I do require my teachers to keep their kids home and paid to me if off of school and the two I have will be doing so MLK day. So that leaves me with one child that day.