I take 4 weeks per year unpaid and I have in my contract that I am entitled to 5 paid personal days per year. I get paid for all stats plus Easter Monday and Christmas Eve. If the parents take vacation time outside of mine then they pay half fees for that time and if a stat falls during my vacation or theirs then full fees are due for those days. So for Christmas this year I am off from Dec 24 till Jan 2 and I get full pay for 4 of those days.