At home daycare question...

[twainny]

We take DS to a house in the neighbor who runs a daycare. She needs to take Friday off. Do I have to pay her? I just don't understand how it all works. Last time she took a day off (her sons graduation) I asked if I had to pay her that day and she said yes. I understand that if WE keep him out of daycare we should pay her (ie-vacation) But when SHE closes, should I have to pay her?

Is it even worth bringing it up? I don't want to piss her off, since she does watch DS!!

Please let me know what you think.

[1_mommy]

did you sign a contract.
when dd was in day care, the provider got 2 weeks paid vacation. granted she never took them off all at once, and she counted holidays as her time.

we were allowed to take 2 weeks vacation too, so we decide if we want to pay her when we go on vacation, or when she takes vacation.

[scout]

My ds goes to an in-home daycare, and our contract states that we will pay if WE keep ds home, but if my daycare provider takes a sick day or needs a day off, we don't have to pay. She only takes teacher's kids, so she doesn't make us pay for the school holidays, however we do pay an extra $25 per week compared to the other in-home daycares. Totally worth it, though.

I know that some in-home daycares state that they are "allowed" five paid holidays or something similar. I would bring it up. It seems unfair that you should have to pay her when she takes a day off AND you have to find alternate daycare (and probably pay them too!)

[SaphirimalMei]

I understand that if WE keep him out of daycare we should pay her (ie-vacation) But when SHE closes, should I have to pay her? I dont think so. If it was a holiday (thxgvng, xmas, etc) then, yes, I would say that she should be paid, but if it's just a regular ole day that she has decided to take off then...no, I would not think that payment would be required.

At DD's daycare their policy is: If WE take a vacation...we still pay. If THEY take a vacation...we don't, unless it is a holiday day" For instance, during Thanksgiving week our daycare will be OPEN on Mon, Tues, but CLOSED on Wed, Thurs, Fri, AND closed on the following Mon & Tues. We will only be paying them for Mon-Tues & Thurs (Thanksgiving week), and Wed-Fri of the following week.

Of course they are also taking off Veterans Day :rolleyes:

Good luck!!!!

[Brady]

At my son's daycare, we paid her for holiday's (she listed them out in her contract), when my son stayed home, and for her 2 weeks of vacation. If she was sick and had to close we did not pay her.

The only thing I can think is that maybe your provider is using "vacation days"? Maybe she takes two weeks worth of vacation, but spread out using days? If you have a contract with her, I'd go through and read it and see how she phrases things in there.

L.

[mittyrd]

It will probably depend on your contract as every provider is different. My contract states that she takes 2 paid weeks vacation, 10 paid holidays and 5 paid sick/personal days. We have been there over a year and she has never used a sick or personal day but if she did I would expect to pay her. We pay for any time we are out (vacation, sick).