Teacher's Families

[MissAnn]

[QUOTE=It makes perfect sense BUT in the end the teachers just look at your RATE. They want a regular or good deal rate and only have an obligation for the school year.

So when they are picking child care they are just comparing your weekly price to anothers weekly price.

In this economy they know they can get someone to just do the school year.[/QUOTE]

I agree.......I haven't figured how much more per week it woud be....but the bottom line is how much you pay per week. I could take 2 week vacations where one is paid (Christmas!) and one unpaid (summer).

[momma2girls]

I had to increase my rate for them being off in the summer- this last contract year. I only had a 2 week dep. for the summer to hold their spot. Now I am doing 2 weeks, plus 2 more weeks. The last 2 weeks will go towards their first 2 weeks of daycare. Then I can assure they will come back, by me holding a spot for them. I had one teacher, with an infant, hold a spot with a 2 week dep. but cancelled one week before school started back, she found daycare that her friend goes to that just had an opening open up for her infant.
You must do enough, that they will not back out of it!!
I have all teacher's right now, so I have the summers almost all off, except a school ager coming 2 days/week.
For the Winter/Spring breaks, I gave them a break on them as well- 1/2 off for each of them- by them keeping the child home with them for the weeks that they are off. This seemed to work well, this last yr. and think I will be keeping this.

[momma2girls]

I read somewhere that Tom Copeland suggested having the teachers pay so much extra per pay period to cover their summer, breaks, and your vacation. Has anyone done this? It makes sense because a teacher who has a 4 year old will pull their child out leaving you with out that vacation pay. At least you will have it partially.

It makes perfect sense BUT in the end the teachers just look at your RATE. They want a regular or good deal rate and only have an obligation for the school year.

So when they are picking child care they are just comparing your weekly price to anothers weekly price.

In this economy they know they can get someone to just do the school year.

I wonder if anyone has done this? If so how much more would you charge per week?