How many weeks holidays

[Clever Clogs]

Hi there

I have filled out my first two contracts and am a bit unsure what to put for my holidays. What is the norm? Is it normally 4 weeks for the parent and 4 weeks for the childminder and if so what do most of you do for xmas? I've been used to taking 2 weeks off at xmas which I don't suppose will be ideal now - if you do take hols then do you include them in the 4 weeks hols or over and above that?

Advice greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Tracey

[Spangles]

I put 4 weeks for the parent and 4 weeks for myself but I've been questionning this lately because I charge full fee for parental holidays so I can't see why they can't have as many holidays as they like! I will still get paid whether the children are there or not so don't really understand this in my situation!

I guess if you only charge them half you would have to restrict their hols or you'd lose out.

Sorry, I haven't helped you with your query have I!?

[mamapink]

hello
i think that it is your business so your available to work times are up to you after all you are not expecting to be payed then

i am planing to have 4 weeks a year off and bank hols and the christmas week (25-1jan roughly) after all the parents may just have to fit their hoildays around care provision for their children

as i said this is the plan only when i start to mind i may end up doing it differently

bye pink

[miffy]

I don't put a number of weeks down - I charge in full when parents are on holiday and nothing for my holidays although I do say I expect 2 weeks paid leave to stop parents always having the same holidays as me

I usually have 4 weeks off excluding bank holidays

Miffy xx

[angeldelight]

I am more or less the same as Miffy



Angel xx

[manjay]

I don't put a number of weeks down - I charge in full when parents are on holiday and nothing for my holidays although I do say I expect 2 weeks paid leave to stop parents always having the same holidays as me

I usually have 4 weeks off excluding bank holidays

Miffy xx

Like your style Miffy!! I have in my contracts that parents can have 2 weeks half price and the rest full. I charge nothing for mine and am going to have at least 4 weeks, one being over Christmas

amanda xx

[sarah707]

I have 4 weeks unpaid holiday a year. I don't have parents who will pay if they don't use me at the moment and there's no point forcing the issue as I'd just lose the work

[deeb66]

I do not restrict either side to the amount of holidays but do say that I only usually take a few weeks off as i don't get paid.

I do not charge for my holidays.
Parent pay full fee for their holidays.

The only thing I ask is as much notice as possible especially on my side as the parents either have to take time off or arrange alternative care.

[Banana]

My holidays are under 4 weeks (unpaid)

Parents can take as much holiday as they like - theirs is full fee

x

[wendywu]

I take 4 weeks un paid and i often tag the odd Friday before a bank holiday on to this and have a long weekend abroad. I am just about to do this for the last one in May, i fancy a few days in the sun and Malta is cheap at the moment.

They can have 52 weeks a year if they want as they pay me full for theirs.

[ma7ie]

I have up to 4 weeks unpaid plus bank holidays (don't want to work bank holidays so don't charge)

Parents can have up to 4 weeks at half fee then full fee after that.

[Rubybubbles]

I take 30 days unpaid
parents can take 30 days 1/2 fee

I've never used them all

but this year I seem to be as lots of training courses

[Chimps Childminding]

I usually take upto 4 weeks during the year and I am closed for 2 weeks over Christmas (all unpaid). Parents holidays are at half fee for upto 4 weeks and full fees for anthing over 4.