Why be paid for stats?

[Rachael]

I charge full day for stat days but only if it falls on a day the child is registered for care. i.e. if I had a child for Tues-Fri, then I wouldn't charge for a Stat which fell on a Monday as it means the family has to pay 5 days care instead of the 4 they contracted for. I admit that I tend to avoid PT'ers like the plague so that usually means all my clients are FT and so they all pay.

Like Mickyc, I take a couple which aren't officially stat days - Boxing Day and Easter Monday but they are all listed clearly in both my handbook and contracts. It's only been questioned once and when I stated paid or not I would not be working, they decided to go elsewhere. Shrug.

I also have 10 paid personal days a year. These are for vacation and sick. I've had 2 days off sick in the last few years and those were kind of expected since stomach flu had gone around the day care.

As my family is all in England, I also have the ability to take more than 10 days vacation but the additional time would be unpaid. My thoughts behind that were that one day I might want to visit home but as yet, I've never been able to afford to - but I still dream.

This is what my contact states...

Hours and Days of operation
The Daycare will be available Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. To 4.30 p.m unless specific agreement has been reached for your child and if so, those details will be recorded here. Late collection of child will incur a late fee of $1 per minute per child as outlined in the handbook.
The Daycare will be closed on the following holidays: New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Natal Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. Should any of these days fall on a weekend, the Provider reserves the right to close the day care on the next business day. We also close at noon on Christmas Eve if it falls during the week. These are paid holidays.
Late collection of children will incur an additional fee of $1.00 per minute per child. Late fees are due on collection of your child, in cash.

Vacation
In the event of the Daycare provider taking a vacation, written notice will be provided to the parents a minimum of 14 days in advance. The Daycare provider is entitled to ten days paid vacation per year. No payment is required for vacation periods which exceed the contracted ten day period.

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I charge full day for stat days but only if it falls on a day the child is registered for care. i.e. if I had a child for Tues-Fri, then I wouldn't charge for a Stat which fell on a Monday as it means the family has to pay 5 days care instead of the 4 they contracted for. I admit that I tend to avoid PT'ers like the plague so that usually means all my clients are FT and so they all pay.

Like Mickyc, I take a couple which aren't officially stat days - Boxing Day and Easter Monday but they are all listed clearly in both my handbook and contracts. It's only been questioned once and when I stated paid or not I would not be working, they decided to go elsewhere. Shrug.

I also have 10 paid personal days a year. These are for vacation and sick. I've had 2 days off sick in the last few years and those were kind of expected since stomach flu had gone around the day care.

As my family is all in England, I also have the ability to take more than 10 days vacation but the additional time would be unpaid. My thoughts behind that were that one day I might want to visit home but as yet, I've never been able to afford to - but I still dream.

This is what my contact states...

I had really taken it for granted that Boxing day was a holiday Canada wide. I had no idea it was only in Ontario...that's ridiculous.

To me it isn't a question of why. My contract states each specific paid day off I take so regardless of what everyone else does, employed or otherwise, this is what works for me and my business. Family's who don't like that don't sign up with me. The time for questioning this is prior to signing on. Aside from stats I don't charge for any time daycare services aren't available. I also don't restrict myself to a maximum amount of vacation days per year. They are all unpaid and my average is between 3 and 5 weeks a year. I am upfront about this and anyone who has a problem with it should and do find a different provider who takes much less time off that better meets their needs.

[Rachael]

I had really taken it for granted that Boxing day was a holiday Canada wide. I had no idea it was only in Ontario...that's ridiculous.

LOL

For Nova Scotia...

"Statutory holidays in Nova Scotia
Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, Boxing Day and Remembrance Day are not statutory holidays. Boxing Day is a public holiday when shops are normally closed.

Remembrance Day, although not a statutory holiday, is defined under the province's Remembrance Day Act as a holiday where employers have the option of giving Remembrance Day or an alternate day off.

Natal Day - First Monday in August is also not a holiday but commonly a day off.

Source : http://www.statutoryholidays.com/novascotia.php

Officially, this province only has 5 stat dates - will increase to 6 in 2015 as we have a new one coming. This is why my contracts spell out every date I will not be opening and makes it clear it's a paid day.

We get New Year’s Day, Nova Scotia Heritage Day (starting in 2015), Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day, and Christmas Day. And that's it.

[Cookie]

To me it isn't a question of why. My contract states each specific paid day off I take so regardless of what everyone else does, employed or otherwise, this is what works for me

YES!

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