Originally Posted by Unregistered:
I do not agree with caregivers getting paid vacations and any paid days off. There are benefits to being self employed and downfalls. I think that if a caregiver needs a vacation it should be that persons responsibility to find an appropriate "fill in" while taking a day off. Does your company shut down when the president takes a day off? So, here the parents are having to pay for a caregivers time off while finding and paying someone else to watch their kids. So, they have to pay double for the caregivers day off. People that provide care for other peoples children in their own home should account for the fact that alot of us have costs related to our jobs. Example: education, transporation, clothing, childcare, tools,etc. You aren't this persons employer you are a customer purchasing a service and if the service is not received you should not pay. If you are worried about your caregiver not getting enough rest or time to take care of themselves and you want to offer to pay that is different than being charged for a service not received.
So your employer also is paying for a "service" - you are being paid to do a job/service. Your employer also has costs. So maybe they shouldn't pay you for days off, sick days, personal days, vacation time etc... Suck it up and get used to it. When your kid is in school, you'll need to cover a lot more days off with/without pay. Instead of whining about paying TUITION (because if you're in a GOOD center that's what it is) be grateful that your child is being taken care of of 10 hours a day. We're not babysitters. If you want one, look on sittercity and pay $15 AN HOUR. And good luck with that - cheapskate.