Help With Wording Policy--End Of Care Around Vacations

[midaycare]

Up your rates and take an "unpaid" vacation. People stink sometimes, sorry

[CityGarden]

I sent you a PM.... hope it helps. In addition to what I sent you I know provider who charge an annual registration fee either in the start of the school year or the start of the calendar year (September or January) and they use that for their vacation pay instead of charging.... I did not go that route but they seem to get less push back / resentment from parents.

[AmyKidsCo]

I had the same issue and went to a pre-paid vacation system. It was the only way I could figure out to avoid the notice-before-vacation thing. It was hard to explain at first but the more times I've explained it the better I've gotten at it.

I also offer a flat rate monthly rate that's the same regardless of vacation, number of weeks in the month, etc. Some parents prefer that option.

[Max]

Up your rates and take an "unpaid" vacation. People stink sometimes, sorry

That's what I decided to do. I tell parents I charge 49 weeks out of the year because I take 3 wks unpaid vacation.

From reading this forum a bunch... Even when parents know they are paying the same each year, a lot of parents prefer to pay a little more each week and not pay for vacations.

I also require the 2 week termination notice to consist of FULL weeks (where I'm open 4 days or more).