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Child Care - Is this normal?
Nothing creepy, don't worry. It's just something that bothers me.
My SIL uses a private baby sitter for my niece. SIL really likes her and so does my niece. The problem is she charges for full service even if she does not have your child that day. I understand if she was planning on having your kid that day, and you keep them home she would be losing income if she didn't charge. However, if SHE goes on vacation she charges for the full week. SIL has MIL to watch my niece, but other parents now have to pay not only for the service they are not getting from her, but also to make other arrangements for their kids. She puts up with it because she does really like and trust the babysitter. But is that normal?
Re: Child Care - Is this normal?
I guess it depends on how often she goes on vacation.
My daycare used to charge for the full month in December (when they closed the week bewteen Christmas - New Years) and August (when they closed for a week). It was still cheaper overall for the year than other options. My other daycare would charge us 1/2 price for a week even when we were on vacation - and they were fully staffed so it made no difference if we were there or not.
yes. normal for home-based daycare & daycare center.
If she's taking unreasonable amounts of vacation time, then I can see the issues, but if your sister knows in advance that dcp has 2 or 3 scheduled weeks of vacation per year, that's not out of the norm.
My daycare provider closes for the week of Christmas, and for a week in July and we are still expected to pay for those weeks. It is their paid vacation time.
Yes it's normal. It's their business, and just like most people get paid vacation at their jobs, it's the same for them. I get my daycare provider's vacation schedule at the beginning of the year, and it's detailed what is considered paid vacation time and what is not. I have plenty of time to schedule backup care or take time off myself.
All of this (including charging for the day if the child is kept home) is outlined when signing a contract with them. We pay for the whole week, and if H has a day off and keeps her home, we still pay for the day. Not abnormal at all. Remember, it's their business, so if your SIL decides to keep her home, the provider shouldn't lose the agreed upon payment for scheduled service.
"Don't marry a man unless you would be PROUD to have a son exactly like him." ~ Unknown
Yeah, in my area it is.
hmm...interesting. That's really annoying, but I guess it makes sense seeing as it is her source of income. Thanks for the feedback!
It is normal.
Daycare workers (and especially home daycare workers) get so little respect for such a hard and demanding job that vacation pay should be included.
I agree with PP that it should also depend on how much time off this person takes.
So I assume you get zero paid vacation at your job?
Paid vacation and paid sick days are not uncommon. I have had it at every job I have had. Is that "aggravating" to you?
I don't get paid vacation. But then, I was fortunate enough to be a SAHM until youngest son was in kdg, so I didn't have to worry about daycare. I realize not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to do that. It wasn't easy, and we did without alot of things. It was what worked for our family.
I do, however, have summers off. I am a cook for a preschool.