Which Would You Choose To Run If Given The Choice???
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Sorry!! LOL! I have had the fridays off since November and oh do I love it!! I have run my daycare for over 13 years and this is the FIRST time I've ever had this happen and I am just not so sure I want to give it up, but now that my kids are older being tied to the house in the summer is hard too. But I think by using my vacation days split up (since we don't have a true vacation planned this year) it will really help to "extend" my weekends even more and it won't be too bad. Plus if DH can have a weekday off that I am working he could be available to get my own kids out of the house too.
In terms of "days off" the 4 day week schedule actually gives me more days off, school gets out so late in June so I am basically thinking I'd just be closed July & August.- Flag
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I would choose the 4 day work weeks. Fridays off. I could get a lot done on that extra day every week and use that day for all my doctor appts etc. Although, with needing knee surgery, the first year I would take the summer off to recover. But otherwise, so much less stress and more time to relax throughout the year with only four day work weeks.lovethis daymommy to 7 kiddos - 5 girls and 2 boys- Flag
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a 4 day per week (M-Th) full year daycare
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a 5 day per week program with summers off???
I have thought of going teachers only w/summers off now that my kids are older but right now I am doing the 4 days a week and LOVING it!! It means working thru the summer but with Fridays off plus spreading out my vacation days I am hoping it wouldn't be too horrible this year (first summer doing it).
If I go teachers only I have to offer the 5 days a week to get filled up so doing 4 days plus summers off isn't an option.:
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Summers off for sure!!!
I'm taking my first summer break this year and can't wait! I'll have off from mid June til mid August. I REALLY need this time to rejuvenate and am hoping to be raring to go by the time the kids start again in the fall. I also do Christmas break and have done spring break depending on the families' needs.- Flag
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the problem with breaks is I get teachers from all different school districts with different weeks for breaks and even my own kids go to 3 different schools (2 different districts) so I'm not sure I'd get a whole lot of extra time off for those. I already close between xmas and new years and that is really all we get off for break that time of year.
We also charge a higher daily rate for this schedule, but still less than a 52-wk daycare over the course of a year.- Flag
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looks like summers off is winning the votesbut I think am leaning towards keeping the 4 day a week schedule for a while longer for a few reasons (the need to replace a few more kids, already signed up a M-Th kid for fall, my hubby's ability to take days off during the week, 2 weeks vacation time, etc. etc). So I think I will actually get MORE out of having the Fridays off year round than I would having the 8-9 weeks straight off in the summer (schools do not get out until June 24-27th here so summers feel short!). It would be nice to become a beach bum for 2 months but I really do get a lot accomplished with my current 3 day weekends that its probably a fair trade. :
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