Spin - Do you charge for YOUR vacation days?

[daisy]

After reading the responses in my vacation pay thread, I have come to realize many of you do not charge for your vacation days.

Why or why not?

[mickyc]

I posted in your other thread already but I will put it here. I don't know any daycare's in my area that charge for their vacation days. If I don't work I don't get paid. I don't charge for my sick days or my holidays. I do however charge for 10 stat/civic days.

[Daisy123]

I don't feel right about charging for days that I make myself unavailable. If I'm open and they choose not to send their child- that's another story. I don't believe that daycares in my area tend to charge either.

[Dreamalittledream]

I don't feel right about charging for days that I make myself unavailable. If I'm open and they choose not to send their child- that's another story. I don't believe that daycares in my area tend to charge either.

Totally agree

[dodge__driver11]

Its the norm for my area, and as most of my clients have jobs where their vacation is covered. I feel its only fair. So its what I do. I also recently changed my contract to have personal, sick or bereavement time of 5 days..

[Momof4]

No, I don't charge for my 3 weeks of vacation per year. However, I charge full fees for the other 49 weeks of the year no matter what happens, so if the families take any other vacation they pay. If they have any sick days, the closed stat days listed in my contract, snow days, whatever, they always know they pay full fees and I never have to answer a question about how much people owe at any time.

[Samantha33]

No, I don't charge for my 3 weeks of vacation per year. However, I charge full fees for the other 49 weeks of the year no matter what happens, so if the families take any other vacation they pay. If they have any sick days, the closed stat days listed in my contract, snow days, whatever, they always know they pay full fees and I never have to answer a question about how much people owe at any time.

This is what I do.

[superfun]

It's not the norm in my area. However, I rarely take time off, but most of my families all take the same time off. So I had 4 days off during spring break, and I had most of christmas break off. So far I'm happy with it. And none of the parents have to feel like they're paying for my vacation days, because I'm technically open.

[CrazyEight]

I'm with Daisy123, if they choose to keep their child home or have a relative take them for the day or whatever, but I am open and supposed to have the child, then I expect to be paid. I do give each family 2 weeks' vacation a year that they don't pay me, and I take 2 weeks' vacation that they don't pay me for. I don't know of anyone here that charges for vacation time. If I close for any reason, they don't pay. Luckily I haven't had to close for any sick days yet, but I did have to when my son was in the hospital and when my daughter had a specialist appointment in another city. I figure, if they have to pay someone else to take the kids because I can't have them, then they shouldn't have to pay me, but if they choose to pull them for the day but I still have a spot open and waiting for them, then they should be paying for it.

[daisy]

I am beginning to realize how fortunate I am - I have been doing this for 7 years - In my child care agreement I account for, 2 weeks vacation (usually in the summer but not always), the usual stats, the days between Christmas & New Years. I also have 6 sick/personal days and if necessary - 5 bereavement days. Lucky, I know. I also require payment at the beginning of each month in form of post-dated cheques so there is no haggling over fees. Again, I am feeling very, very fortunate with the choices I have been able to make regarding my business. I don't know I could do it otherwise.