Closing Due To Weather - Do They Pay?

[misol]

I do not close for bad weather. Many parents still have to work regardless of weather (paramedics, policemen/women, people who plow the roads, etc.) so I remain open. My parents pay whether they attend or not. Whether the roads are safe or not is the parent's decision to make. If a parent doesn't have to work and risks life and limb to drop off their child JUST because I'm open or to get their money's worth, then the child is better off with me that day anyway. The only way I will close and offer a refund is if the Governor declares a state of emergency and no one is allowed on the roads.

BTW, I experienced my first blackout during daycare hours last week. We just used that time to practice our disaster drill. Road conditions were so HORRIBLE that my one family left work early at 3:30. It normally takes them an hour to get here and they didn't make it to my house until 9:30pm! Oh, and I close at 6:00!!!

[SandeeAR]

Arkansas, like Texas, shuts down for any amount of bad weather. I don't close. One of my parents is a nurse and if it's on her days, she has to go in. Sometimes her DH is off and keeps the kids.

All my parents still pay. Some of them get paid if their office closes, some don't.

The ONLY time my parents don't pay is if I close for my illness or my personal reasons or a Holiday that I am closed.

[Unregistered]

I follow local school closures and tell that to parents up front during interview. Everyone is fine with it. Well, until my neighbor moved in and had kids and feels if she can walk to my house then I should be open for her. She's even asked me when my reminder sign is up about listening for school closures, if I can keep her kids even though I'm closed. So, should I change my rules for this one parent? Especially after 20 years of having the same policy?