Charging For Summers (For Teacher Parents)

[marcieandpie]

I think on the bottom of one of the pages of my handbook it says "Just because I did before, doesn't always mean I can now."

Love that! I've already been a chronic policy-changer, just from talking to a few families.

[Unregistered]

I have a different philosophy.....I feel so strongly that if a parent is home, kids should be home. I don't charge for or spot, or they would bring them.

I get enough of early elementary kids for the summer, or a new child starts if another us going off to school by the time the teacher family comes back.

I do charge over Christmas break.

[spud912]

I changed my policies in December. Originally, it was pay no matter what. Then I got my first teacher family a year and a half ago and I wanted to accomodate them so I added an extended leave policy that allowed half rate. The teacher family did not use it at all and I found I was more upset that dcb was being dropped off from open to close during the entirety of summer on the sole basis that they had to pay for it so why not use it? So I changed it to a slightly higher rate per week ($15 more per week) and then the dck has to be home during all school breaks (but they do not have to pay during those times). The intention was to encourage dcb to stay home because I have several SA's who need child care over the breaks. The teacher parents still chose to go with regular rate and bring dcb throughout the year . Hey, at least I don't have to worry about filling a vacancy over the breaks !

[Brustkt]

I have all teachers kids and I do not charge them for the summer months BUT when they are off during the school year, so am I and I get paid. That means all school holidays, plus 2 weeks at Christmas, fall break, spring break, and any snow days. If they are off, I am off. Then in the summer months, if they use me at all (they all use me at least one day a week and some use me 2 days a week) I charge them open rate for those days rather than give them their contract rate. I am only open Tues. Wed. And Thurs. In the summer. This works great for me because I like my summers lighter and my teachers don't complain. I have a group of 8 kids plus 2 after school.