Re: Does anyone have the summer off from their home daycare?
Posted by ann on 5/08/08
On 4/23/08, Pam B. wrote: > Just wondered if anyone took time off for the summer and > closed their home daycare. I'm starting my own in-home > daycare/preschool in my home in August and I really don't > want to have it open during the summer. I've always > taught just during the school year everywhere I've worked > and just don't think I will be happy being tied down all > summer long. I've thought about just closing for 2 - 6 > weeks and see if that would be okay with parents. I'm > just afraid if I schedule to close too long, I'll lose the > ones that are enrolled already. I really only want to > teach a preschool program and not really do any before or > after school care. Please help me out by giving me your > advice. Thanks.
You should start out by making a contract to follow your school calendar and taking paid holidays for all the Federal holidays and school breaks including a "holding" fee for the summer (at least one months fee) to "hold" the spot for September. Teachers wont mind and you wont lose out.