It's really not a lot of effort. There are always people needing summer care only and I will likely have a past client who will want a spot as their school aged child doesn't have secure daycare for school breaks.
If the school teacher takes the summer off and pays me the holiday rate and I fill the spot with another child, I don't feel right getting paid twice for the same spot so that is why they get the summer off. Yes, I realize they get paid for the summer but that is not the point. It's about ethics to me
**edited..and yes, this family will actually appreciate it. They are a great family and both are teachers and both have 2nd jobs(I'm assuming to pay their student loans off quicker) so they will definitely appreciate a decrease in daycare bills if they can! There are some families that wouldn't appreciate this but I know that this family would.