Need some advice

[sunnydays]

I don't live in SK, but from all of the things you just told me, to be perfectly honest, I would have done exactly what she did! I also have my daycare parents pay for two weeks of my holiday, plus 7 personal days if I am sick, and they also pay stats. They also pay for the child's sick days and vacation days...so pretty much they pay all year unless I decide to take extra unpaid vacation time above the two weeks. I wasn't sure what you meant by multiplying it by two weeks, but I am assuming you mean that you pay for two weeks of her vacation time? Also, regarding the casual...I also would require you to pay for a part-time spot. It is very difficult for us as providers to guarantee a spot is available for you if you are sometimes there and sometimes not and our income then goes up and down according to this. In particular, the problem comes in when we have someone else who wants the spot, but we can't give it to them because we have promised you that the spot will be available for you when you need it. I think this is quite common practice. While i understand that it is difficult for you to pay when you don't get enough hours at work...looking at it from the daycare providers point of view may help you understand why she is asking you to commit to a minimum number of days. I don't know about the rates in your area, so can't really comment, but in my experience, cheaper does not equal better. In fact, I would say that the fact that your provider has rules and confidence in her abilities to fill her spaces, shows that she may just be one of the better ones. She sounds like a professional who is fair, but does not let herself be taken advantage of. As long as all of this is clear in her contract and you agreed to it and signed it, it sounds perfectly reasonable to me.