BTW ~ my clients do not get a 'say' as to when I take my holidays all they get is adequate NOTICE and their ability or inability to find alternate arrangements around that closure is not my concern ... while there are many pros of the personalized, flexible and individualized care that is offered the one CON of home childcare is that clients need to be prepared to supply back up care for when provider is sick or on vacation and everyone should KNOW THAT going into this arrangement ... if you do not have a back up plan and ample sick or vacation time yourself to match the providers than you should choose CENTRE care where you have access to care 52 weeks a year cause they are never 'closed' regardless if their regular staff are sick or on vacation they book 'supply staff' to come in!

Honestly during the interview process with a client like yours who shared she was NEW to a job I would have made special care to reiterate 'are you going to be able to work around my vacation or sick days' because if the MINIMAL time was going to be a problem I would not have signed her on cause she is too much of a risk of dealing with conflict and her stress over having to take time off work or worse case scenario her loosing her job if you've needed sick time or whatever and well I do not want nor need to be dealing with that kind of guilt being thrown my way by someone