Snow Day

[trytobearunner34]

Do you charge families if children do not attend care due to snow days that result in closure from schools or places of business?

[Annalee]

Do you charge families if children do not attend care due to snow days that result in closure from schools or places of business?

Yes; I charge fees 52 weeks a year regardless of closures.

[TheMisplacedMidwestMom]

If I'm open, yes I charge. If I decide to close no.

[LysesKids]

Do you charge families if children do not attend care due to snow days that result in closure from schools or places of business?

If I am open, you betcha; today I closed by 3pm for safety reasons - even the courts & county offices were closed here... I didn't want my littles getting stuck in crappy rush hour, knowing where parents were coming from, much less driving home to

[HappyEverAfter]

Yes, I do charge the regular rate. We actually just had snow and ice here and schools have been closed since last Friday. I have been technically open but had no kids on Friday and none today. On Monday I only had 2, one of which I sent home early with a fever. Schools are still closed tomorrow and I’ve aleady had two call and say they won’t be here. I charge because I can’t control the weather and still made myself available should anyone want to come.

[e.j.]

I do charge if I'm open. I don't charge if I close the day care. Since I live here and don't have a commute to worry about, I am usually open when it snows.

[amberrose3dg]

I do charge if I'm open. I don't charge if I close the day care. Since I live here and don't have a commute to worry about, I am usually open when it snows.

I am open today as the roads aren't terrible but school is closed. I will still have about half my kids today even though school is closed.

[lovemydaycare0912]

I close when my schools close. Paid. Its in handbook/contract. I tell all families at interview and again at enrollment meeting. All don't complain at least not to me, since they knew beforehand.

Today there isnt much snow right now but i still followed to be consistent. Plus Im preggo and could use the extra sleep.

[Pestle]

I stay open. The nice thing? I get quiet, paid days with fewer kids, and more one-on-one time with my kid. lovethis

The crummy thing? The kids wanna go play in the snow and I'd rather lie down and die. ::

The roads down in the Valley here don't get too dangerous and usually don't stay iced up. There are three mountains and a ridge in town that get deadly when those winding roads ice over, which is why the schools close at the drop of a flake. I'm far enough away from the mountains that most folks up there find day care providers closer to where they live.

[LysesKids]

I stay open. The nice thing? I get quiet, paid days with fewer kids, and more one-on-one time with my kid. lovethis

The crummy thing? The kids wanna go play in the snow and I'd rather lie down and die. ::

The roads down in the Valley here don't get too dangerous and usually don't stay iced up. There are three mountains and a ridge in town that get deadly when those winding roads ice over, which is why the schools close at the drop of a flake. I'm far enough away from the mountains that most folks up there find day care providers closer to where they live.

It's to cold to take babies out - oh wait, all my parents called off ; unplanned paid day off today

[storybookending]

I live in WI so no. Snow days are few and far between here. It is more likely that schools close due to dangerously cold temperatures than for snow. They closed early one day last week. I didn’t close daycare bc as I see it I don’t transport so I really don’t care. The way I saw it the roads were safer at 5PM after the plows had a chance to go through than they would have been when they let the schools out

[trytobearunner34]

Thank you

Thanks for all the feedback. I have sick days and personal/vacation days spelled out in my contract. Off to add inclement weather information!

[Blackcat31]

I live in WI so no. Snow days are few and far between here. It is more likely that schools close due to dangerously cold temperatures than for snow. They closed early one day last week. I didn’t close daycare bc as I see it I don’t transport so I really don’t care. The way I saw it the roads were safer at 5PM after the plows had a chance to go through than they would have been when they let the schools out

What's a snow day? ::

Here that is pretty much late October to early May

I can't remember the last time our school districts closed due to snow or cold...... ::

I totally understand other areas though and if people live in an area that winter weather is not common and schools close, I would absolutely close too.

Parents will do everything in their power to get their child to daycare but won't make even a 10th of the same effort to pick them up and no way in h3ll I wold be okay with keeping kids until the roads cleared. nope.

[Country Kids]

We don't have really any snow days here but schools around our county may as they will have three feet of snow-our town nothing.

Two years ago we had a bad storm for the state. My son was stuck at the airport trying to get back to base along with several other Marines. The weekend before leaving we thought about going to a high lake area for a drive, have lunch, play in the snow. Good thing we didn't as this storm came in. The kids that live at this high lake resort travel about an hour into a small town for school. Yep-no school for a month because of this storm and so many trees feel across the road and kept falling that it took them a month to clear the road which is a main road to get over the mountain. Then this summer-yep closed for several weeks due to fires.

[daycarediva]

I only close in a state of emergency where there is a travel ban, and it's paid.

Other situations that would warrant closure for me- power outages in winter (no way to keep the kids warm) and I close, paid if the power is expected to remain out for 2 or more hours, temperature dependent. I cannot legally operate without power, per the state.

My only thoughts are keeping egresses cleared, keeping kids warm. If I can do both- I'm open.

Dh is home if the weather is that bad- so that's easy.