https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:28:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-356189 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:34:19 +0000 babynumber1 356189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll take off since I have more vacation. We also have my MIL close by if we need her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-356168 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:28:14 +0000 Andrea 356168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't happen very often so one of us takes off. It was really important in choosing a daycare that they did not close for weeks at a time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-356039 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:02:15 +0000 MaisyMay 356039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I imagine that either Hubs or I will adjust our work hours. We work for the same small company, so it would be easy enough to coordinate. We're going to need to find a baby sitter at some point to cover those sorts of days. If it were absolutely necessary, my FIL would probably babysit, but he lives an hour away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355999 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:49:24 +0000 prettylizy 355999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If neither of our parents could watch her I'd have to take a vacation day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355995 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:48:53 +0000 Mrsbells 355995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Either I or DH take the day off. so far there has only been one day they were closed which was columbus day. They will also be closed on veterans day coming up nov 12th </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355991 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:48:17 +0000 Lozza 355991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents just moved to town, so it's easy for my mom to watch him. In the past, if daycare was going to be closed for several days, my mom would usually fly up to watch LO. If it's a single day, DH would normally take the day off since he has more flexibility than I do, or we'd split the day and each take a half day of vacation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355988 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:47:52 +0000 Adira 355988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't had to deal with this yet (baby is due in March), but Hubs is able to work from home (and often does during snow storms), so he'll most likely be staying home with the kids when daycare isn't open. He always gets more vacation than I do, so he can afford to take days off and still have plenty of vacation left-over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355949 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:40:28 +0000 mamabolt 355949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll probably WFH those days. No idea how I'll actually get work done with her around, but we don't have to worry about this until the week after Christmas, and my job is pretty slow that week anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355933 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:37:44 +0000 keiki_mama 355933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When daycare is closed either DH or I will take the day off. The next big stretch is Christmas Eve to New Year's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355904 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:28:30 +0000 MamaMoose 355904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband has the ability to work from home so he'll do that on days when daycare is closed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355903 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:28:30 +0000 autumnlove 355903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am nervous about the week between Christmas and New Years...we both can't get the time off and we have no idea what we will do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355891 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:26:18 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 355891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drop M at my inlaws for a playdate with my MIL. She LOVES those days! She took him for a week at the end of the summer. If daycare is closed or my daycare provider needs to go to a parent teacher conference, etc. I just keep M home with me and either work a half-day or take the day off. When she is closed for a month or two in the summer I go home to my parents house and either hire a nanny like I did last summer or will send him to a local daycare this next summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-daycare-is-closed-1#post-355887 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:24:20 +0000 mediagirl 355887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare is closed the day after Thanksgiving. We don't want to take the day off so we're going to ask my parents or his to come to town for Thanksgiving - that way we get baby sitters for the day after. ;-)</p> <p>I should mention, we don't have family nearby. My parents are 2.5 hours away but can come into town easily if we need them. His parents live 12 hours away. Not so easy. </p>