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[quote=Anonymous]While I agree it would be great to have PTO offered for PT positions, most people doing PT only need care for x amount of hours each week and either cannot afford to pay more than that, or are not willing to pay for time that is not being used with working. FT is a different story, the person is taking their whole day/whole week for that family and is not earning any other money (normally). PT, you usually have time to find other work (like babysitting) to make up the hours you missed while still getting enough time for yourself in the schedule, or you have another position that brings in additional money. Benefits for PT is not the norm and saying that you can't believe a human being wouldn't consider it is going overboard. It's not that some people don't want to give PTO days, it's that they cannot afford it themselves. Either the parent who works at home has to take time off their work to replace you, or they hire someone else and have to pay them. These are the people that if needing FT care, will usually have the kids in daycare.

But after school care is totally different. Most of these people are not doing childcare for a living (even though I am), they are college kids that want the flexible schedule and a way to earn some extra money working with kids. I ask for benefits because I do this for a living, have lots of experience and I am high in demand (my current families all want me back next school year and my summer positions have said they would love me to continue into the fall and I have only just started working with them a bit on weekends). A college sitter just won't get the same benefits that they will give to someone like me.[/quote]

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