Good Friday...Do You Take It Off?

[morgan24]

I take it every year.

[momofboys]

I will be closed that day but not really by choice. DCF won't need me that day. And most of the schools in my area have that day off & they aren't religious-based schools. My kids have the day off from their school & it's a public school & has nothing to do with their spring break (which is this week). Not that I think al businesses should be closed but I find it funny that the public schools are closed that day.

[cheerfuldom]

I have never heard of closing for that day and as far as I know, none of my DC parents get the day off.

[texascare]

I take it every year

[pinkcrayonz]

In Canada its a statutory holiday, so I am, off, and the easter monday is also a government holiday, so I am closed also....

[DCMom]

I take Good Friday off as a paid holiday. It is written as the Friday before Easter in my policies.

I do the same.

[boysx5]

I just started taking it the last two years I only ever have one family who never takes time off unless I do and to open for one family is not worth it to me. My dh always takes off and my boys are off so we are going to enjoy the weekend as a family which we never get to do

[happykidschildcare]

good friday isnt on my list for holidays, nor do any of my parents get it.
I dont take easter monday either...hmmm maybe adding that one to next years list.

[daycare]

I decided to give up all of my small legal holidays like presidents day, labor day, and so on. I instead am taking off the Friday before and monday after Xmas and Easter. I will take off thursday and friday for turkey day.

[Blackcat31]

I do not take Good Friday off but I do take the Monday after Easter off because we usually travel for the holiday and I hate having to come home on Sunday evening just to go to bed and get right back to work...I like a day off after traveling.

[momma2girls]

I added this Holiday to my contract about 3 yrs. ago. I do not take any days off from jan. 1st- Memorial day. SO I figure I have this off instead of Easter Sun. or Mon. My husband also has always had it off, so now we can spend the day together with just our children!!

[Unregistered]

I don't close for Good Friday or Easter Monday. I have 2 families and one always asks if I am going to be closed and the other assumes I will be open. I close for a ton of other holidays and 10 personal days so I don't think it would go over well with my families if I asked for two MORE days!

[PitterPatter]

Do any of u have parents that refuse to pay for holidays u wish to take off? I assume u just don't enroll them but just curious. I tried getting Christmas and Thanksgiving as a paid holiday from a couple private paying clients a few yrs ago and they didn't go for it. 1 came right out and asked if I was insane and laughed. The other simply said she refused to pay me to take a day off. They don't get it around here but it sure would be nice to get a day paid that I could take off.

[momma2girls]

Do any of u have parents that refuse to pay for holidays u wish to take off? I assume u just don't enroll them but just curious. I tried getting Christmas and Thanksgiving as a paid holiday from a couple private paying clients a few yrs ago and they didn't go for it. 1 came right out and asked if I was insane and laughed. The other simply said she refused to pay me to take a day off. They don't get it around here but it sure would be nice to get a day paid that I could take off.

Just post all your paid Holidays in your upcoming contract before you hand it off to them. They will you for them, or look for other daycare. I think everyone deserves paid Holidays and vac. days, no matter what kind of work you do!!

[melissa ann]

This is my 3 yr doing childcare and I have always closed for Good Friday.