Christmas vacation time

[Momof4]

When I read your note that said Christmas is around the corner I went - eeeeeek! LOL. I have Christmas Eve day, Christmas day & Boxing day in my contract as holidays, so since those days fall on Mon, Tues, & Wed this year I will be working Thursday and Friday officially, but I know a couple of families will have the entire week off. I plan on putting out gentle hints to the other families that a nice Christmas bonus for their childcare provider would be NOT to have to work those days, but nothing official because I want to get paid for the whole week.

[mimi]

December 21 is my last working day of the year. Open again on January 2. I usually take Christmas off because most people work a reduced schedule around this time.

[Mamma_Mia]

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!

And Halloween I was at Michaels today and they had all theie decorations out AND Carters has their costumes & jammies, tshirts etc out now too (well the website has it). I'm so excited!! LOL

[kidlove]

I ALWAYS take Christmas and through NewYears off every year. can sometimes be only a week or be as long as almost two. All my longtime parents know this and I try and inform new parents at sign on, also post a reminder starting about 2 monthes before. Alot of my parents also take that time just to make it convenient. It is ALWAYS unpd for me. I guess its like a little gift to them, no pay. Usually works out just fine though, parents have pitched in on gift cards and given little bonuses that help me get through. I dont care about the money that time of year is ALL ABOUT FAMILY for me!!!

[Lou]

I take off the 24th to the 2nd every year. Works out beautifully this year!!!

[dodge__driver11]

I am the same as Lou. I heart Christmas week this year!

[emma01]

Vacation time off ..........woooooo... ..thats so much fun, I hope working parents would get more time off in case their company has good time off policies or in case their organization has good time off software. Like the one we had been using Replicon's simple Time Off Software which is easy to use and quick to implement, has made all time off tracking related issues simpler.

[bright sparks]

I don't think its rude at all. I would absolutly ask them and tell them to inform you by the end of November. You are trying to plan your schedule at a typically busier time of year so you need to know what their plans are.

I am off for 17 days WOO HOO!! last day is Dec 20th and back to work January 7th

[mamabear]

I closer xmas eve and boxing day but I usually end up with no kids here through that week. If I stay open they pay whether they attend or not so ifif they choosing to come I still get paid, as opposed to closing and not getting paid.

[daycaremum]

I would NEVER have parents dictate when I should take MY holidays. Remember, this is YOUR business!

I used to take a survey of the time off each family needed, and then stay open the days with the highest attendance. I did it not for them, but for ME, as I wanted to work the days that I would receive the highest income, didn't want to work a day just for one kid.