Just found out our daycare provider has a new contract. She gets 2 wks paid vacay+ 8 designated paid holidays thought the year. Also, I can only take 2 weeks off w out having to pay her for them. I'm a teacher. We get lots of holidays. The idea that I would have to pay her for fall break, Thanksgiving break, (we'd use our "2 wks" for Christmas), spring break and any other holidays (like memorial day) is CRAZY! Especially since I do NOT get paid a ton! And on her vacations I have to pay her AND pay someone else to watch my child.

Guys. Am I crazy? I'm just not sure I can get behind this. (We're already looking at other options...but I'm going to have a talk w our provider first about whether we really have to pay for teacher holidays when I dont bring my child)