When do you all do rate increases, policy changes, vacation announcements etc? I will have been open a year in May. I am considering a rate increase, but also threw around the idea of instead being paid the same rate 52 weeks a year unless I am closed due to my own illness or vacation. Not sure what I would do for my one guy who is part-time.

This is different from now. Right now I am not paid for any day I am closed or close earlier then 2. Parents if they give me a two week notice pay half the weekly rate for daycare if they are gone, if their child is sick they still pay the regular rate.

I'm not sure how to approach this, how to word the notice etc. I feel like I often give parents too many options, or am too nice.

Also, would it be obvious in a bad way if I put up my late pick up notice on the front door? I have a new set of parents that have been late twice in the last week and seem to think that "Oops I had to learn a new program, did you have plans?" is okay. After 11.5 hours with their child no matter how great of kid he is I am done.

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