Extra Holiday Day too inconvenient?

[Poppy]

I have only had my daycare open for a few weeks and things are going well. I told all parents that I was taking a week's holiday in July. I gave them tons of notice. I just recently booked flight to go overseas for that week and we could only get flights that leave on Friday night.

I really want to just close the daycare on the Friday before my week off (and then the Monday of the following week is a holiday). Is this a horrible thing to do to parents? It's still over a month's notice for the extra day.

I could also open for a partial day and charge partial fees but that seems confusing.

I want to remain professional but so t want to anger my new families already! What would you do?
Thanks!

[mickyc]

Over a month's notice is lots of notice. Book it off and don't worry about it. If you feel really guilty about it then close at noon. I do charge half fees if I close at before 1pm. I usually close at noon though so I don't have to feed kids lunch. If any parents question it then just be honest and say your flight couldn't be book any other time. People will understand.

[Poppy]

Since I've just started, I'm still getting used to the whole business side of things. Haha. I'm a people pleaser and don't like to inconvenience people.

Thanks for the advice! I'll let them know this afternoon.

[5 Little Monkeys]

I agree with Mickyc, a month is plenty of notice and it's perfectly understandable as to why you need this extra day off.

I am sure most parents won't have a big problem with it.

I understand you don't want to inconvenience them but unfortunately, hdcp's don't have many choices other than to inconvenience the parents from time to time when we want/need days off. Parents choosing hdc's should fully understand this and if it's an issue for them than they need to go a centre IMO.

Enjoy your trip!!