Advice please :)

[5 Little Monkeys]

I find for the most part, summer stays relatively the same but there are a few differences. Some families take holidays and I charge a holiday fee so this lowers my income a bit (I do this to encourage parents to keep their children home when they are off and I don't mind the decrease in pay because it also means a decrease in my work!) I take a couple weeks holidays without pay as well.

If you have teacher's children they will usually pull their child out for the summer. However, there are always school aged children needing care just for the summer so even though I have always had teacher's children, it's never been a problem. I either find a summer only child or the teacher parent pays the holiday fee all summer to secure their spot for the Fall.

I also have a parent who is taking her nursing and will be off all summer but I am assuming she will find a summer job so I don't think her daughter's schedule will change here. I ask all parents to let me know their summer plans and holidays by May 15th (I think that's the date, I'll have to check my newsletter) so that I can know if I have spots to fill for the summer.