Why do we feel guilty?

[AmandaKDT]

Just a question - if you close an hour early or open an hour later do you compensate the parents for that shorter day? My rates are based on 0-4 hours or 4-10 hours per day, but if I closed an hour earlier than normal I feel that I should be compensating parents for not being open during the contracted hours. But if I had their kids for 8 hours, I really wouldn't want to be paid for only a half day rate.

[mattsmom]

Just a question - if you close an hour early or open an hour later do you compensate the parents for that shorter day? My rates are based on 0-4 hours or 4-10 hours per day, but if I closed an hour earlier than normal I feel that I should be compensating parents for not being open during the contracted hours. But if I had their kids for 8 hours, I really wouldn't want to be paid for only a half day rate.

If I have to take the morning or the afternoon no, they only pay for the half day (they pay for the same week on the Friday). I would tell them I just need the morn/aft off for an appointment and I am available for the rest of the day, so if they end up taking the whole day off for their kid, well I am open and available so they pay for it.