Part Time and Paid Holidays?

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  • nannyde
    All powerful, all knowing daycare whisperer
    • Mar 2010
    • 7320

    #16
    Originally posted by Unregistered
    Child care providers doing so on a part time basis, please explain why you charge when a holiday falls on a day of the week that coincides with a part time child. Is it common practice for part-time workers to be paid holiday pay if they are not working? I understand a full-time child, but not part time. Thanks.
    No difference between full and part time. A slot is a slot. I accrue vacation at 1.5 days per month for full time and 1 day per month for three days a week part time. Each slot pays for vacation and holiday time at that rate. If the client terminates care they are required to pay for any unused accrued time off for their child's slot.

    Remember the provider didn't start her job when you started using services. The financial requirements to obtain a slot in the business was there before you needed daycare. It has nothing to do with your situation or your belief in what should and shouldn't be paid. You either agree to the financial terms or you move on down the road. It's never personal to you. It's just business.
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    • midaycare
      Daycare.com Member
      • Jan 2014
      • 5658

      #17
      Originally posted by Unregistered
      Child care providers doing so on a part time basis, please explain why you charge when a holiday falls on a day of the week that coincides with a part time child. Is it common practice for part-time workers to be paid holiday pay if they are not working? I understand a full-time child, but not part time. Thanks.
      Well I work every day. If the part time child comes to my program, they may only come 2 or 3 days a week, but I come every day. I have so many slots open every day (in my case, 6). If your day falls on a scheduled holiday pay day, you pay. It's in my contract. If you don't like it, you don't have to come to my daycare.

      In my area, people who want part time have a hard time finding care. I offer a service by providing it to them.

      I also offer all my clients as many "free" days as they come per week to use as they want. Sickness, vacation, holidays. Whatever. But I'm the only one here in town who does. And I also have more paid holidays tha ln 2-3.

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      • Blackcat31
        • Oct 2010
        • 36124

        #18
        Originally posted by Unregistered
        Child care providers doing so on a part time basis, please explain why you charge when a holiday falls on a day of the week that coincides with a part time child. Is it common practice for part-time workers to be paid holiday pay if they are not working? I understand a full-time child, but not part time. Thanks.
        Are you asking providers that work on a part time basis or are you asking about making families that attend part time?

        Either way, the key is to find a provider that has policies that work for you and your budget.

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        • Leigh
          Daycare.com Member
          • Apr 2013
          • 3814

          #19
          Originally posted by mim
          I remember some posts on how some providers charge paid holidays for all part timers too. Something like even if the holiday is on a day they aren't sccheduled, the holiday counts as one of their days of attendance. I have that in my handbook and I undestand it, but the other posts explained it better. My part time dcf nor my volunteer helper understand so I need help explaining it better please. They keep saying that ft has to pay because it is a day they are scheduled and that the part timer is getting jipped a day. It's memeorial day and the family is scheduled tues, wed, fri every week so why should they have to pay the 3 day rate but can only come 2 days. Also how do I ask them which day will they use. Oh and I'm closed that Tuesday unpaid also. So they would actually pay 2 days and only be able to attend one day.
          Sorry. Lots of info.

          Also how do others charge for holidays for pt families.
          Thanks
          I charge a flat-rate for full time and a flat rate for part-time. That eliminates the "do I have to pay?" discussion. My part-time kids are 0-20 hours and pay 2/3 of my full-time flat rate. As a previous poster mentioned, a slot is a slot. I only take part-time kids that I WANT here enough to not charge them full rate (this almost always means good hours that work well for me). I am not full, and don't intend to be any time soon, so I do allow 2 part time kids. When I am full, part-time kids pay my full rate each week.

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