I charge for child's sick days and I don't charge for my sick days. My belief is that if I close you might end up out of pocket and need to make other arrangements so I don't charge. I will not be without my salary when your child is sick as others have posted my bills don't wait. I do think if you build a relationship with your provider and discuss the time your child will be away and try to work something out as early as possible rather than wait 5 weeks and be surprised they expected you to meet the terms of your agreement things would be easier now- maybe you'd have agreed on modified payment or maybe you'd have given your notice a month ago.

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