Overlap? No thanks!

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Ottawamommy: As for your vacation, you are charging someone for a service that you are not providing how is that ethical?? You claim that you are self employed but want employee benefits of getting paid on your sick days and vacation days then complain for days on this form how to save money and your logical way of thinking is taking seconds and thirds away from hungry children at meal times in order to save money but you buy food and pay for playgroups for children that aren't even there that day? Awesome problem solving skills

Many are on this trip "OH WELL IF I PAY FOR FULL-TIME I SHOULD GET TO COME WHENEVER I WANT AND WHEN I WANT"

No you can't because if you did without giving me a 2 week notice then your pick up/drop offs would be all over the place turning my business into a drop off center

LOL, some heads are going to roll when some read the remark about taking seconds or thirds away from littles. Them's fightin' words..LOL

Here's how I handle my drop off's and pick ups. All my families must call me by 8 AM the day of, to say that they are not going to be here. If I do not get a call by 8 AM saying they are going to be absent I prepare for them to be here, and even so if after forty mins (Of course I allow for extenuating circumstances) then it is assumed that care is not needed for the day. I have yet to have that happen, because I make this clear during my interview. That, we as a daycare have a schedule, and it must be adhered to.

Too, when my perm. families are choosing there times I allow them to drop off until 11 AM each day (They choose at contract signing) This way I know how much to make for lunch, and they are here by 9 am most times because they know that if they choose to drop off any later that they miss morning park time and snack.

But for my casual job dad I always assume he is going to be here until my cut off drop off time of 11 AM each day, but he is very good about letting me know when he is working because he understands that others depend on my daily schedule, and he is considerate of this, as best as possible.

Once I know for sure who is going to be absent, then and only then do I open this up for casual bookings.

I have no idea how this became about vacation, but my contract and days of rest are perfectly legal, because I charge an enrollment fee, and reimburse when required based on the number of days in the month divided by their monthly rate.

ETA: I allow for a 10 hour WITH drive time, anything over that is over time, and a separate fee is attached. I do not allow early drop offs and have made parents wait outside in the car to prove that this does not happen here. Also if you are changing your regular drop off and or pick up, the family must inform me by phone...no other way...with 24 hours notice and a small charge that they are changing their times. Again, I have yet for this to happen as everyone knows I am 100% serious about this