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View Poll Results: Do you take Good Friday Off?
yes 30 50.85%
no 29 49.15%
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Daycare Center and Family Home Forum>Do You Take Good Friday Off?
jokalima 09:38 AM 03-20-2013
If you do, do you charge it as a paid holiday? Or w/out pay?
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Brooksie 09:43 AM 03-20-2013
It's a paid holiday for me and Im sooooooooo ready for a 3 day weekend
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Blackcat31 09:43 AM 03-20-2013
I am closed AND paid. It is one of my 5 paid holidays/days off.
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williams2008 09:44 AM 03-20-2013
I didn't take off this year but I will next year with pay at that!!
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ABCDaycareMN 09:46 AM 03-20-2013
I'm closed but I was asked to take on a drop in (neighbors kids) I didn't realize it that that day! Oh well, extra money for me!
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momofboys 09:46 AM 03-20-2013
It is part of my kids' spring break so I am definitely closed! Yay!!!:
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itlw8 09:47 AM 03-20-2013
normally no I do not take it off. This year every family has a parent that is a teacher and is off for Spring break. I am closeing with pay BUT I did not take Lincolns Birthday off so I traded.
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Meeko 09:48 AM 03-20-2013
Yep! Looking forward to my PAID three day weekend!
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mom2many 10:04 AM 03-20-2013
Nope and wish I had taken it off! I will have the whole crew here...S/A and all! I am planning to color eggs and have an Easter egg hunt.
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DaisyMamma 10:49 AM 03-20-2013
Closed and paid.
Last year I was open and had one kid, so I added it to my holiday list.
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daycarediva 10:51 AM 03-20-2013
I was open last year and had two kids (sib set) and I found out later it was so Mom could get her nails done and do easter shopping.

CLOSED with pay this year! YAY 3 day weekend!
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MsCathy 10:53 AM 03-20-2013
Closed with pay. It's a paid holiday in my contract. I used to not take it off. And then everyone would drop their kids off so they could bake pies all day. 3 day weekend can't come fast enough. It's been a LONG winter!!!!
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Orie 10:57 AM 03-20-2013
Good Friday is a paid holiday for me. Sometimes I feel guilty for taking it off as a holiday, since it seems most companies no longer give that as a holiday to employee's. Then I just have to tell myself I don't take enough days off, and it is okay. I have not had a day off (other than weekends) since Christmas break.
I am ready for a 3 day weekend!!
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Springdaze 11:00 AM 03-20-2013
I am supposed to be closed and all my kids are off but one with 2 sisters that need care. I think Im gonna tell them I am off. I could use the money, but even my DH said to be closed and he loves money!!
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snbauser 11:19 AM 03-20-2013
Closed and paid.
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rmc20021 11:24 AM 03-20-2013
Normally I would not have taken it off, but it's the last chance I get to see my daughter who lives out of state (7 hours away) before she moves 18 hours away so I decided to close for that day to go see my family.

Since it wasn't on my regular list of paid days off I will be off without pay...however I've decided I will begin taking it off WITH pay starting next year.
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Mom&Provider 12:16 PM 03-20-2013
Closed and paid
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Willow 12:24 PM 03-20-2013
I don't close for it, but I don't think I've ever worked it because parents have always had off and choose to keep their kids home
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mema 12:35 PM 03-20-2013
I'm open. I don't think any of my parents have that off. Wish I had taken it as it is the first day of my kids Spring Break and would've been nice to have a day with just them.
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julie 12:39 PM 03-20-2013
I am closed with pay for both Good Friday and Easter Monday. I look forward to this weekend EVERY YEAR!!
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Crystal 12:39 PM 03-20-2013
No. I don't celebrate Easter, and don't Good Friday either....I can't justify taking that one off. Wish I could, but I can't.
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wdmmom 12:54 PM 03-20-2013
I usually close early but this year I am not. School is in session and everyone else is working a full day so so am I.
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KDC 01:22 PM 03-20-2013
Closed and paid =) Whoo hoo, kinda forgot about it!

I have 1 DCB that is 12 months old and comes 4 days a week (Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri)... I'm guessing they'll want to bring him Thurs so they don't have to pay for a day off. I don't allow that since it could potentially bring me over my numbers on Thursdays... but it's not going to stop them from asking.
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originalkat 01:25 PM 03-20-2013
Paid holiday for me!
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AfterSchoolMom 01:35 PM 03-20-2013
Normally I do, closed and unpaid. However, it isn't a school holiday this year, so I'll be open.
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Lyss 04:27 PM 03-20-2013
Originally Posted by Crystal:
No. I don't celebrate Easter, and don't Good Friday either....I can't justify taking that one off. Wish I could, but I can't.
Ditto, none of my families take the day so I am open. However this year its spring break so most of my kids won't be here (DCPs are college employees and/or students) so I'm hoping I'll end up with an extra day off!!
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MamaBearCanada 04:34 PM 03-20-2013
Closed & paid. Monday too! Wooohoooo.
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Sprouts 06:20 PM 03-20-2013
Closed and Paid, Christian household here
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Texasjeepgirl 04:44 AM 03-21-2013
I am closed... paid...
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ABCDEFG 06:30 AM 03-21-2013
Closed & unpaid. Well except for my teachers kids, who pay a flat monthly rate. So, we will say closed & partially paid.
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daycare123 07:07 AM 03-21-2013
looks like I will have one kid, but I think next year I will add it to paid holidays!
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GoodKarma 07:13 AM 03-21-2013
I'm open. I do take all of the Federal holidays with pay.
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Jewels 09:11 AM 03-21-2013
I answered no, but I am this year, but as a vacation day, I needed a day off to make a dr appt, and my husband got a new job last august and has been wanting the kids and I to come have lunch and see his new work, so I chose that day as I know quite a few of my kids parents had it off.
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hope 09:25 AM 03-21-2013
Yes, I take all legal holidays with pay. I need to remind today that I will not be working that day and am sure to have guilt trips laid on me y. I will not give in! I waitress as a second job n am scheduled to work on easter. Really upset over this being that I have two young kids. I need one day off. I work 11 hour days 5 days a week doing daycare. Then I work every Saturday night waitressing. Easter week I will have to work both Saturday and Sunday.
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