Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
My kids are grown and gone from home now but when they were younger, I followed my own illness policy and if my DH was unable to keep my children home with him (I have a separate daycare house) then I closed.
I would never give parents a choice.
I understand it can be a hardship sometimes but it is what it is and to me the clearest, easiest way to never muddy the waters in regards to illness is to follow the illness policy I expect others to follow.
If I could go back, I would close. I even told my husband that I would send a child home if they were acting like ours. I just knew a family would here soon and everyone would be upset over the last minute closure. UGH. Lesson learned, I suppose.