Originally Posted by Unregistered:
You might have a different attitude if you were the one that had to take a day off from work to stay home. Don't act like there aren't situations that aren't fair on both ends. My daycare provider just took three weeks off for maternity leave. A week before that she took her 2nd "paid vacation" of the year. We get two weeks "off" where we don't have to pay but who gets FOUR weeks of vacation every year!? So we have to take our week off when she takes hers.. there unfair advantages and disadvantages on both ends... but just because her town has a snow day doesn't mean someone's boss doesn't expect them to be at work
So in total she took 4 weeks to have a baby. 2 or 3 of which were paid for. In addition she took a week off earlier in the year that was paid for. Or 4 total for the year. Im not quite sure. We'll good for her to be able to do that . It must be in your contract for her to be able to charge you so you knew about this. Also I'm sure she did not just spring the hole I'm having a baby to you at 9 months along so you knew it would be coming. It sucks to line up your vacation with your provider but that's a fall back to home care if you don't arrange backup care. But I doubt she takes 4 weeks each year so in the end your complaining about nothing.