When children miss daycare due to parent's job.

[daycaremum]

I give full time families 5 free missed days to use for last minute cancellations. Weather, illness etc... Once they are used up that is it for the year and they pay for all other missed days. Yes it takes some money out of my pocket, but it makes the parents feel as though I am working with them. Not every body uses them all up either.

[cfred]

I give full time families 5 free missed days to use for last minute cancellations. Weather, illness etc... Once they are used up that is it for the year and they pay for all other missed days. Yes it takes some money out of my pocket, but it makes the parents feel as though I am working with them. Not every body uses them all up either.

I do the exact same thing daycaremum. I did find, with one client in particular, that he would squirrel away these days and use them for his school aged daughter during the summer months when I was to get full day pay. This same person would try argue with me that they were to carry over to the next year should they not all be used. Since that delightful client, I've reworded my contract to include the fact that sick days will be used in order of absences, will not be used for statutory holidays and are non-accumulative from year to year and are not transferable from one sibling to another. Not sure if you've given consideration to these issues. If not, I hope this helps save you from an awkward moment or 2.

[daycaremom9]

I do the exact same thing daycaremum. I did find, with one client in particular, that he would squirrel away these days and use them for his school aged daughter during the summer months when I was to get full day pay. This same person would try argue with me that they were to carry over to the next year should they not all be used. Since that delightful client, I've reworded my contract to include the fact that sick days will be used in order of absences, will not be used for statutory holidays and are non-accumulative from year to year and are not transferable from one sibling to another. Not sure if you've given consideration to these issues. If not, I hope this helps save you from an awkward moment or 2.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile!lol So true.

[daycaremum]

I do the exact same thing daycaremum. I did find, with one client in particular, that he would squirrel away these days and use them for his school aged daughter during the summer months when I was to get full day pay. This same person would try argue with me that they were to carry over to the next year should they not all be used. Since that delightful client, I've reworded my contract to include the fact that sick days will be used in order of absences, will not be used for statutory holidays and are non-accumulative from year to year and are not transferable from one sibling to another. Not sure if you've given consideration to these issues. If not, I hope this helps save you from an awkward moment or 2.

Yes, thank you. I do state in my contract that they are only to be used for inclement weather and illness or last minute appointments, they have to be unexpected absences, not planned. I also give 5 free vacation days that require 14 days notice to use. It also states in my contract that all these days are only good for one contracted year and to not roll over into the next year.