LOL - that's a short post for me

I think it sounds like an awesome plan specially if you have an older child and have to do that run - do not know about Alberta but 'before and after school care' is a huge demand in most areas of Ontario!


My guess is that offering at least PD options and March Break options at an additional fee due to the 'longer full day' would make it easier to find clients cause even teachers technically have to WORK on a PD day they are after all supposed to be attending professional development OR doing catch up on report cards and so forth.

However closing for the summer might be easier because of the availability of SUMMER CAMP for that age group as 'back up' so you would not need to have 'teachers only' just clients who know up front that they would need to find 'camps' for the summer time.

When developing your policy to be 'closed' for the summer I would make sure that you have a policy in place where a 'deposit' needs to be kept on file to secure a space for September again and the deposit is forfeited unless notice is given at the beginning of JUNE that they do not intend to return in the Fall and than you can use the summer to find a replacement otherwise you might have issues in September with people not returning and finding NEW people who had not arranged care well in time for return to school?