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[ChocolateChip]

My hols/ sick- no fees
Child hols/ sick- full fee ( although if all year round get 2 weeks hol at half fee)

TTO- I don't charge anything for the hols, or higher fees but they don't get any holiday allowance so pay all through the term whether there or not.
If I have space they can ask for extra holiday care but also full days only.

Don't think I would get any customers if I tried to charge holiday retainers, as the business is just not around, but I don't mind as I like being quieter in the hols

[Mollymop]

Child absence - full pay (you are keeping the child's space open - if you don't charge you could open yourself up to all sorts of non payment issues - such as "Nan is having Lucy this week so we won't need you." or "I have a few days off next week so Lucy won't be in"

For term time only children - I don't charge in school holidays (I feel School hols are seperate to Term Time - besides I am usually busy with School holiday only children anyway)

[Chatterbox Childcare]

Their hols full pay

TTO don't pay anything during the hols but I add on 2 weeks TT rate for my hols

[serenbach]

Very interesting......looks like I've been seeling myself short (for years!!!)

Child absent/ sick - half rate
Child holiday - no fee (as long as i've had 4 weeks notice)
My holiday/ illness - no fee
TTO - full rate TT but no retainer for holidays

And still I have a parent who assumes it's not fair for me to charge half rate on days that LO is ill......

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