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- From: valjorge@leapyear.EBay.Sun.COM (Valerie Jorge)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Re: Childcare Holiday standards
- Date: 24 Dec 1992 18:46:18 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
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- In article <27378@sybase.sybase.com> peac@sybase.com (Jeff Peacock) writes:
- >I have a question for those of you who use day care. How do your daycare
- >providers charge for Holidays/Vacations?
- >
- >
- >Thanks,
- >Jeff
- >--
-
-
- We had to pay for both weeks, though Kevin wasn't going to go to
- daycare at all. He ended up there one day this week, and maybe
- one day next week since we paid. (My husband took his daughter
- to a movie this week, and maybe next week when I'm home I can
- get my hair cut).
-
- I don't feel bad paying because I get paid the whole 2 weeks,
- even though I only had to work 4 of the 10 days. I thought
- if the daycare provider could find some other kid to watch
- (she does watch some school age kids during school holidays)
- she wouldn't charge us, but not the case.
-
- We didn't really go through all this when we started with
- her, but one other in-home provider had hers stated very
- clearly. You could take two weeks vacation during the
- year, without paying her. That was it. If you took
- more vacation time (I get 4 weeks) you just pay her for
- the additional weeks whether you use her services or not.
- Seems fair to me. I pay only $100 per week, which is
- a good price for this area so I don't feel bad paying, especially
- during this time of year.
-
- On a different note, I also bought our daycare provider a present
- that cost about $100, keeping in line with the 1-week pay theory.
- (I got her a nice cordless phone. Her phone was a $14 bargain
- I couldn't hear her on the other end unless she yelled).
-
- So, my advice is to look at your work/vacation/pay plan at your
- company. I felt comfortable paying my provider because I
- get 4 weeks paid vacation, 15 paid holidays, and sick time
- as necessary. I think she deserves the same.
-
- Merry Christmas!
-
- Valerie
-
-
-