Yes, this will be my 2nd year with a M-Thur schedule. I switched a couple of years ago when I started feeling burnt out and started having health problems due to stress and being burnt out. It was either closed completely or take Fridays off. To lessen the "impact" on families since I was also raising my rates and shortening my hours at the same time, I decided to not close for most of the federal/state holidays. I still take Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, two weeks winter break, and one week either spring or summer break, and a couple federal holidays in between my breaks, plus 6 days personal/sick days all paid. Luckily I have families that are able to juggle their work schedule, are sahm/sahd, work from home, or have someone else watch their child on Fridays. I will never go back to a 5 day work schedule.

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