Hi ladies!
I guess being nice doesn't get you very far with people these days.
Like most of you, I have in my policy that sick days must be paid in full...as in, if the child does not attend due to illness, I still expect to be paid for that day. It's never been an issue!
This week was a doozy for my group...It started on Wednesday, when I sent a puker home mid day. The next morning, my cell was flooded with texts from the other parents saying that their children were sick too! So, Thursday and Friday I had NO children at all! This has never happened!
Despite my policy stating that sick days are to be paid in full, I had a sympathy/guilt feeling that they were paying for these days when I had no one at all in my daycare. So, out of the goodness of my heart, and because it is close to the holidays and money is tight for EVERYONE (yes, me too!) I sent out this email:

Hello Families,

WOW, what a bug! I'm so sorry to hear that your little ones are all feeling under the weather. Today (and tomorrow!) was way too quiet around here and I wasn't sure what to do with myself! Hopefully, a nice relaxing weekend is what your babies need, and we'll be back with full energy on Monday morning. Give them all hugs and kisses from me, and I hope they feel much better soon xoxo.
Also, despite my policy indicating that sick days must be paid in full, it is generally the case that I am actually still working and open. Because for 2 days in a row I will have NO children because of this nasty bug, please subtract ONE day of fees from next week's payment in an effort to help you out especially this close to the holidays. I hope this helps you all out!

Have a great weekend (and I hope you all stay healthy too!),

"Lou"


The reason I'm miffed is because I did not receive ONE thank you from any of them!!! I did not have to discount them a day at all, they have all signed the contract stating that sick days are paid in full, but I wanted to be nice due to the fact that I had no children to care for at all, and to be empathetic to their situations. Guess, I won't be doing that again!!! I always boast that I have such great families, and in most respects I do...they just all dropped the ball on this one and they can bet their butts I won't be offering this "kindness" again. Am I overreacting???