2017 Holidays You're Taking Off?

[Blackcat31]

I do the same! I also do early pickup on Halloween, my ds is still very young so early trick or treat and time to get ready. And this year I took off my bday and his so we can do something fun.

I also do early pick up on Halloween but I close the following day. (I do not appreciate the candy-induced hangovers and the cranky kids the following day )

Halloween is my birthday so I used to always take the day off. Now I realize it works better and alot nicer from my end if I just do early pick up and then close the following day.

[MunchkinWrangler]

I also do early pick up on Halloween but I close the following day. (I do not appreciate the candy-induced hangovers and the cranky kids the following day )

Halloween is my birthday so I used to always take the day off. Now I realize it works better and alot nicer from my end if I just do early pick up and then close the following day.

Perfect! Then you get to enjoy your evening and relax the next day, that's the absolute best.

I learned from last year to take off our bdays! It's like the dck's know it's a special day so they all come cranky or sick, so this year I chose for us to be able to enjoy our days and get out and do something fun.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

2017 (17 paid days off):
March 15-16 Spring Break,
May 1-4 Summer Break,
May 29 Memorial Day,
July 3-4 Independence Day Break,
Sept. 4 Labor Day,
Nov. 22-23 Thanksgiving Break,
Dec. 25-Jan. 1 Christmas Break --- I'm taking that Monday off!

I don't close any other days outside of these. If I had to close because I was deathly ill I would close unpaid.

[Blackcat31]

Perfect! Then you get to enjoy your evening and relax the next day, that's the absolute best.

I learned from last year to take off our bdays! It's like the dck's know it's a special day so they all come cranky or sick, so this year I chose for us to be able to enjoy our days and get out and do something fun.

The ONE day of the year we should all take off AND be paid for is our birthdays!

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Sorry, I meant Christmas 2016. I renew my handbook over the summer so we start the school year out with any necessary revisions (most of my kiddos are gone over the summer).

I'm closed Dec. 19-29 this year (paid). Two full weeks.

[Controlled Chaos]

2017 Paid Holidays
New Year's Day – Observed Monday Jan 2nd
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 16th
Good Friday April 14th
Easter Monday April 17th
Memorial Day May 30th,
Fourth of July
Pioneer Day July 24th
August (2 days - not sure which to make a 4 day weekend)
Labor Day September 4th
Halloween October 31st – I will be OPEN but closing at 3:30pm.
Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday November 23rd - 24th
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (as Christmas Eve is a Sunday in 2017, daycare will be closed the 23rd – 26th).

I reserve the right to close for 2 additional vacation or sick days as needed.
If I close for any additional days, I will give a minimum of 2 weeks notice (unless a sick day).
Any days beyond those 2 days will be unpaid and your tuition will be credited for them accordingly.

It looks like a lot ...most I have ever taken, hope parents don't notice 17 paid days off

[Conoad]

I take all major holidays off paid. I also take my birthday, the Friday after thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, day after Christmas.
I take my kids' spring break off (my kids are all older) and last 2 years I've closed the whole month of July. I don't charge for spring break or July.

[MunchkinWrangler]

I take all my holidays, built in personal days every other month and 2 weeks vacation paid which include bdays and random days taken off. I give a free week of vacation unpaid for my families to use whenever they want but has to be consecutive. So I basically do a 51 week paid year. Although when I had to shut down for ds's medical issues, I didn't charge for that week as a courtesy.

[LysesKids]

The ONE day of the year we should all take off AND be paid for is our birthdays!

This year I do get my birthday off ; it's Labor day this year

[Lil_Diddle]

I close Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, but I don't charge. It's in my handbook so they have plenty of time to make arrangements. I also close for the following holidays and do charge; good Friday, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, thanksgiving and the day after

[KiwiKids]

I close for the school system's Christmas and Spring Break. I don't officially close on other federal holidays but I rarely have kids on those days. I can't think of a single instance in the last two years I ended up working one of those holidays.

[renodeb]

I take the school holidays off and Christmas eve/ day/ and day after, plus I close at noon the day before thanksgiving/thanks giving and the day after. I dont take monday off if it falls on a sunday.
Deb