Suzie I am not upset with your view I just didn't see how you can say we are being paid To work but then have paid days off.

Also I would never just tell a parent I will be closing today just because I have 1 kid. This is why I ask all families for 1 months notice of their time off. Then I have enough time to decide if I want to close or not based on how many kids are here. Usually if it's just 1 I will close and be able to give plenty of notice.

For my families they have no issue with me running errands. I don't do it often and it is often paired with a trip to the park/splash pad and mcd's. That being said it is very rare that we go out - maybe once every few months. Summer more often as people are on holidays.

I also go online (like now), do laundry, clean, etc while "on the clock". Kids are having fun enjoying free play.