WOW there sure seem to be strog feelere about this. I have been in both sides of teh spectrum too and understand both sides but I think it is kind of irrational for a provider to expect that the parent keeps a child home every single vacay day,. I can understand and would hope they would do some but not all.

From the parents poinbt of view....they are paying for the day regardless and that affects their decision too.

I have a parent who just approached me and told me that they will be off one day a week all summer long. This parent said that they will still send their DCK to daycare as normal UNLESS I decide to not get paid for that day and then the parent would 'be glad to' keep the dck home with them on one day a week until Sept.

So...the parents do seem to want time with their kids but it seems they also want something for their money. It is a toughie. I feel like saying a flat out no to this parent but on the other hand I feel like a monster if I am denying this child more time with their parent based on my finances.
Grrrrr

I have done it and left my child with daycare when I was off (as per my earlier post) but I always thought it was good to come pick up early those days to see my child. I didn't really care if I was giving the daycare person a break - I did it because I felt bad not to use at least some of the day for more quality time.