How many hours is part time care to you? In my contract I have 20 hours as being part time. Anytime over that is full time. My parents sometimes will ask me if their child doesn't come on a given day (like Memorial Day), do they still have to pay me for that day. The answer is Yes, if the total week hours is over 20, the rate is still the full time rate. Its not necessarily per day for me. Its hours that matter. If they decide to keep their child home sick one day during the week but their rate is full time and the remaining days are over 20, the rate is still full time. It doesnt change because their child is not here one day, per se. Unless Ive decided to give them a day at no pay to them, which I dont do because I rarely take time off. And they signed a contract as full time so their rate wouldnt change anyway, unless their work hours did and we re-signed a contract.

So what is part time to you?

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