I try my darndest to have ALL days off planned for next year by the end of this year. Usually by Dec 1st I hand out a list that gives all the days I'm off. It also includes the holidays, just in case people forget which ones I take off. IF I have to add a day off, or a partial day due to a doctor's appointment, I write up a quick little note and give it to each of them. I try to do this as EARLY as possible. As soon as I know I need time off, they know it. When it gets closer, I take a piece of construction paper & some markers and write in large letters: REMINDER: Daycare closed X day. It gets put on the door right above the doorknob. How could they miss it? That way they could never say they weren't told.

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