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Just be careful - do you give the parents any vacation or sick days they can take without pay as the parent will expect you to give them back those days.

I don't have it in my contract because personally don't feel a family leaving early should have to pay for what I am going to do down the road. Not their problem you didn't get sick and take a personal day last month. As far as vacation goes you could put something in your contract that says parents are responsible for a payout if they leave prior to Sept ie after the previous vacation period of one day for each month they are in care then you put 12 vacation/personal days in your contract.