Okay I need help on this one!!!Please any and all advice.

[sunnydays]

You DO deserve paid vacation. I take 10 paid days off plus stats and Christmas Eve and 7 personal/sick days paid. I think the problem is that this is a change from what you had in your contract when they started, so they feel like it isn't fair to change the terms of the contract. When I added Christmas Eve, I had a few parents question it, but not enough to make them leave. The rest was already in the contract when they started, so no reason to complain, they signed it.

[Sandbox Sally]

You DO deserve paid vacation. I take 10 paid days off plus stats and Christmas Eve and 7 personal/sick days paid. I think the problem is that this is a change from what you had in your contract when they started, so they feel like it isn't fair to change the terms of the contract. When I added Christmas Eve, I had a few parents question it, but not enough to make them leave. The rest was already in the contract when they started, so no reason to complain, they signed it.

I deserve paid vacation too, but that doesn't mean I get it. Every home daycare business has to run within the limitations of their area. I cannot ask for paid vacation, because nobody in my area does, and spaces outweigh demand.