Daycare & public holidays
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Topic: Daycare & public holidays
Posted By: fairy1
Subject: Daycare & public holidays
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 11:51am
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Is it usual for daycares to charge for public holidays when they aren't open?
I don't understand how they can charge for a service they aren't providing so wondered if was common practice. Ds starts in couple of weeks so just trying to get it sorted before then. TIA ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 12:00pm
| Ours doesn't. It should state it in the contract |
Posted By: LILLIS
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 12:04pm
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We have DS2 in "in home care" with Jemmas and I dont pay for stat holidays or days that our carer is away. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: fattykat
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 12:09pm
| DD is in fulltime DC and we don't pay. I wouldn't expect to as they are closed so you don't have the option of them attending. |
Posted By: Leelee
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 12:30pm
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We have to pay, but DS only goes on a Wednesday and Friday so not many public holidays on those days ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: monkey33
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 12:37pm
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Ours does too - I guess if they have to pay their staff to be off aswell, it makes a little sense. I'd be more happy paying 50% though, rather than the full price. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 1:31pm
| Our Kindy charges, (as does the Daycare we were in before this. However where we are now, the girls get X number of 'annual leave' days (9 I think) which can be used on the stat days and when they close over Xmas. |
Posted By: fairy1
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 1:34pm
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Thanks everyone. I might try and swap my Monday to a Friday if works agrees, less stat days that way ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 1:40pm
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We don't pay. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MrsMc
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 6:59pm
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at the end of the day its a business and staff need to be paid, cool to see some dont charge though.
You should get some annual leave (usually charged at 50%) so you can use that on stat days, although keep in mind you will need to apply in advance |
Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 11 June 2011 at 2:41pm
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Where I work we charge for public holidays, but if the child is part time we try to offer them a make up day which they are not charged for.
------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 11 June 2011 at 2:55pm
| Ours charges., it's a kidicorp so I'd say all kidicorp ones would be the same. |
Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 11 June 2011 at 4:10pm
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depends on the centre, it's always in the contract/fine print - some centers will also offer you 'leave' days for your child - so if you go on holiday there are a certain number of days that you don't have to pay for - however it's really up to the centre - so a good thing to know about in advance ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: TheBabe
Date Posted: 11 June 2011 at 4:17pm
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We've never had to but a friends kids were at one that did and her DH refused to pay them since it wasn't his problem they were closed. He said theres no way they could charge him for a service they weren't offering and the courts backed him up. ------------- Formerly 'Babe' Mama to my beautiful, busy boys Jake 01-07-2007 Tyler 20-02-2010 |
Posted By: wellymummy
Date Posted: 11 June 2011 at 5:39pm
| I pay for my DS for public hols. I guess they need to pay their staff somehow. i get paid for stat days so I guess their staff have that right too |
Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 11 June 2011 at 8:44pm
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I pay daycare for stat days. Our kindy doesn't charge for them though. ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 11 June 2011 at 10:42pm
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Our daycare used to charge for public holidays, but have just changed it that they don't. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: nathansmummy
Date Posted: 11 June 2011 at 10:45pm
| I pay, yes. In fact putting my son in two mornings a week - I am going to shift from the Monday since so many holidays fall on that day!!! |
Posted By: LouD
Date Posted: 11 June 2011 at 11:09pm
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Our daycare charges and all that ive come across have, stating they have to pay their staff etc.....but I too would prefer to pay 50% on those days.
You find that most daycares are very quiet on a Mon and Fri as parents dont want to have to pay for a service they arent getting since most pub hols are a mon or fri. |
Posted By: hcsmum
Date Posted: 12 June 2011 at 5:27pm
| If it's 20 hours free they can't. |