Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I am open as normal. I am sure several of my kids that are here have parents that are off but I guess I choose not to care. I am paid for the day so they can use it if they want. Especially true for those that pay for their own child care. Those on CCAP or EL scholarships have limitations for certain days but either way I am open.
I feel sorry for the kids who's parents dump them but its been this way since the day I opened two and half decades ago so I assume it's always been this way. Sad and annoying for sure but like I said, I choose not to care.
On the flip side, if I need or want time off, I just take it and don't care if any of my families approve or not. I am paid 52 weeks a year. Regardless of absences or closures.
Makes it much less stressful. 
Im thinking of adding paid vacations too. How much do you allow yourself?