I take the 10 stats, 10 vacation and 10 personal/emergency/sick days a year ... whether they pay or not depends on what payment option they've chosen for their contract with me because to help people 'get' that they pay for the SPACE they are occupying either way because my income is based on the 5 spaces I am legally allowed to have and it is all in how you choose to budget if you've included or not included these things upfront for the parent or 'hidden' within your fee and you put the money aside yourself for it .... so Option A you pay more for your daily fee and when I am closed for the above days you do not pay or Option B you pay a lower amount daily but you pay the same 52 weeks a year unless I take MORE time off than the scheduled closures.

Some people do not 'understand' how budgeting works for childcare ~ explaining it in the above way seems to work cause I do not have anyone who 'questions' and they either pick A or B depending on how they like to budget at home ~ if they choose A than I put the extra I have collected away into my savings account so when I am 'closed' I can access it if need be since my weekly income takes a hit than.