LO is spending the holiday break with her grandparents out of town because there were too many days that her school was closed and we both had to work.
Her school is closed Wednesday-Friday this week. We only have off on Thursday.
I wonder what other people do in times like these if you don't have backup childcare? Do you take the day(s) off work? What if they are closed for a long break?
nectarine / 2641 posts
Preschool is just enrichment for us, but they are open Monday, Tuesday, and 1/2 of Wednesday (we only attend on Tue/Thur, though). They might be open Friday, I'm not sure. I do get work done when he's at school, but I have other options for child care.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
All week. We are off, too, though. I wish daycare was open so we could get some major cleaning and decluttering done around the house!
In the summer, she takes a week long vacation and we go to her back up provider. I like that they cover each other
pomegranate / 3577 posts
Ours is a magical daycare that does not follow the school district's schedule. So they will only be closed New Year's Day. Thank goodness!
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
All week, and all last week too! I'm in grad school though, so there's a break between semesters anyway so I don't have teaching responsibilities and my dissertation work is on my own time regardless. I have a conference on Friday though, luckily dh will be off
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
Ours is only closed New Year's Day but Dh and I are off this week so DD will be staying home with us
pomelo / 5258 posts
Daycare is closed NYE and New Year's Day. DH will be watching LO on NYE while I work.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
My son has been off since December 22 and won't go back until the 5th of January.
My husband and I are taking days off here and there, my mom is also covering as well.
pomegranate / 3595 posts
Daycare was closed 12/24-12/26 last week and 1/1-1/2 this week. They always close 5 days around Christmas and New Years but change the days based on when the dates fall. I just chose to take PTO from 12/23-1/2 to avoid all the back and forth. DH was off four days last week but now is back at work.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
I'm not sure because we're keeping her home this week (DH is off). I think they're closed 1/2 day on NYE and all day on NYD.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Closed until Jan 5th! I took Tues-Friday off.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Just Thursday, but D is off Wednesday too (I'm not) and he's going to take E skiing.
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
UUUGHHHH. Ours is closed Dec 24-Jan 5!!! And I only get off Christmas Day and New Year's Day. My parents flew in from out of town for the entire week to watch LO. Such a pain.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
Dec 24 - Jan 5
My mil watches on Mondays and we're both off wed-fri. My sister will cover tuesday
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
They are closing at 3pm on NY Eve's but I WAH on that day so that's not an issue. If I was working at the office we would ask my ILs to pick them up early. If not probably DH or I would take off early. They're closed NY's Day and I'm off too.
Honestly, if a daycare closed all week we probably wouldn't consider them. Most of my jobs had only been 1-2 weeks vacation total for a whole year. I can't use up a majority of it for a holiday week closing!
clementine / 912 posts
Only on New Years day. We're both teachers though so we're off, still have to pay her for the full week. I don't mind since shes so fabulous.
cherry / 163 posts
Our daycare was closed the 24th and 25th and will be closed the 31st and 1st. I'm a teacher so I'm off the 22nd-5th and DH took his vacation days these two weeks to be off with us. We have to pay anyway and since the daycare is open we're actually taking him one day each week. I slept in and got some errands done the first day we took him. Getting my car fixed on the other!
nectarine / 2667 posts
They (we? I work there, but my son attended before I joined them) are closed Th/Fri both weeks and close/d at 1pm on the Wed before the holiday. Usually it's only the 1/2 day on holiday's eve and the holiday itself, but they add the Friday when Christmas/New Years lands on a Thursday.
I don't mind working honestly (although working the day after the holiday isn't too great), but the real pain is that less than a 1/4th of the children attend during these two weeks so hours are a crapshoot for the teachers. I wish it was just all off sometimes just so the uncertainty is gone.
nectarine / 2220 posts
Ours was closed from the 20th to the 5th of January. I was off this week and DH is off this coming week.
grapefruit / 4441 posts
Our daycare is closed 12/24-1/1. They will be open this Friday. I have Wed and Thursday off. my husband is staying home tomorrow and possibly Tues. I'm going to try to take her in with me on Tues if I can. It's kind of a pain given that we have to pay even though they are closed. It would be tight if we hired a babysitter, but it also sucks to be using leave.
pineapple / 12566 posts
Closed Dec 22- Jan 7th. We were on vacation all last week and this week and next I have both kids at home. I am a WAH freelancer though, so I can accept less work while daycare is closed. I may have the babysitter come a few hours here and there though so that I can get things done.
pomegranate / 3601 posts
Our daycare is only closed for holidays so only NYD. Not sure how the hours are on the 31st though since we don't send LO.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
@regberadaisy: our preschool follows the public school schedule, so I look at it as preparation for the time when my son attends. The school calendar is such a major PITA, seriously!
nectarine / 2797 posts
They are closed noon on 12/24 until 1/5. I took PTO for all of it. Sucks but luckily I have a decent amount of PTO.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Our is closed all week, Dec 24-Jan 2nd. Luckily MIL's work shuts down the same timeframe and she offered to watch LO the whole time. So she's been going there all week, however we can DEFINETELY tell she's had a lot of grandma time. She's coming home very umm...bratty. And last night she refused to sleep, it was rough. She's doing an overnight tonight, which is much needed after last night.
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