Free Day Dilemma

[Unregistered]

Make sure you make it clear in the paperwork that the child can not attend during any of those 10 days even if its a free day or not.

[lovemykidstoo]

So remember this family? The one that wanted 10 free days a year and I compromised and gave them 5 because he's a teacher now and gets between Christmas and New Years and also Spring break off? Well, between what I had off for the holidays and what they took off, they should have only paid me for 4 days. She gave me a check for 6 days. Told her she overpaid and she said, oh well, we're going to save those other 2 days to put with the 5 we get next year for spring break. Ummm, nope. It's 5 PER YEAR, no carry overs. . I told her it's bad enough that I'm down 5 days pay, I won't be down 7 days pay all at one time . Nice try though.

Then she brings darling this morning and says he's tired because he coughed quite a bit last night. I said, don't you get days to stay home if your child is not feeling good? She said, yea I do, but I'm saving them because we're going on a cruise next month. I about spit my coffee across the room. The one that cries poor mouth can't pay me when he doesn't come is going on a fricken cruise. lmao

[Heart12]

So remember this family? The one that wanted 10 free days a year and I compromised and gave them 5 because he's a teacher now and gets between Christmas and New Years and also Spring break off? Well, between what I had off for the holidays and what they took off, they should have only paid me for 4 days. She gave me a check for 6 days. Told her she overpaid and she said, oh well, we're going to save those other 2 days to put with the 5 we get next year for spring break. Ummm, nope. It's 5 PER YEAR, no carry overs. . I told her it's bad enough that I'm down 5 days pay, I won't be down 7 days pay all at one time . Nice try though.

Then she brings darling this morning and says he's tired because he coughed quite a bit last night. I said, don't you get days to stay home if your child is not feeling good? She said, yea I do, but I'm saving them because we're going on a cruise next month. I about spit my coffee across the room. The one that cries poor mouth can't pay me when he doesn't come is going on a fricken cruise. lmao

A cruise? I am currently learning the hard way, that if you give an inch they will try to take a mile. I have bent over backwards for one of my DCF & now I feel like they are always asking for something. Just this week I realized that they always ask for more than they actually need, just to get me to "compromise" & give them what they actually want. Take it as a learning experience, & stick to your policies!!!

[DaveA]

I got much more cynical about parent requests after I had a DCM beg me to open early for "emergency surgery" the next day only to find out it was a boob job scheduled for months.

[daycarediva]

I got much more cynical about parent requests after I had a DCM beg me to open early for "emergency surgery" the next day only to find out it was a boob job scheduled for months.

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OP- Of course they were mad they had to pay you for keeping dcb home, money is more important than the care of their child. I would be interviewing to replace them asap.