Who has it in thier contract that they get paid holidays? How many weeks do you take?
I currently have set to take 2 weeks holidays per year unpaid. As I am a newbie I figured I would start with paid stats and add in paid holidays when I redo the contract. I also currently have a "sister" dayhome and we cover each others sick days, holidays etc. I include the cost of this in my fees so parents pay nothing to another provider out of pocket when I am sick or away. This is more cost effective for me as we have agreed on $50 per day flat rate between us.
I really considering paid holidays for next year regardless of the back up system. After reading many posts and blogs from other providers I've thought a lot about annual fee increases, paid holidays etc. I do not think in my area I could raise fees without having a lot of trouble from parents so perhaps I could get my "raise" from paid holidays.
Just getting some feedback, this is months away anyway.The earliest I would do this is Jan 2013 so I have plently of time to think about it!

