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Leave Time


New Castle County Head Start operates both a part year and a full year program with a generous leave schedule. Part year employees:


Work approximately 165 days per program year
» Are paid for the Winter and Spring vacation closings
» Are eligible for unemployment compensation during the Summer vacation
» Accrue 7-9 sick days per program year
» Accrue 4-5 personal days per program year

Full year employees
» Accrue 5-20 vacation days per program year
» Accrue 6-7 personal days per program year
» Accrue 10 sick days per program year

New Castle County Head Start observes 11 paid holidays. The list of holidays can be found in the Employee Handbook.

Vacation
 
Full Yr. Under 5yrs
Full Yr. Over
5yrs
12 mon.
Under 5yrs
12 mon.
Over 5yrs.
11 mon.
Under 5yrs.
11 mon.
Over 5yrs.
10 mon.
Under 5yrs
10 mon. Over 5yrs.
Full day Center Staff
Under
5yrs.
Full day Center Staff
Over
5yrs.
 
Jan.
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
Feb.
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Mar.
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
Apr.
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
May
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Jun.
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Jul
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Aug
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Sept
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Oct
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
Nov
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Dec.
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
 
Total
15
20
5
10
4
8
12
17
9
11
 

Personal
 
Full Yr.
12 month
11 month
10 month
center
   
Under 5yrs.
Over 5yrs.
Under 5yrs.
Over 5yrs.
 
                 
Feb.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Apr.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Jun.
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Aug
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Oct
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nov
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Dec.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
 
Total
6
6
7
6
7
5
4
5
 

Sick
 
Full Yr.
12 month
11 month
10 month
Center
 
Jan.
1
1
1
1
1
Feb.
0
0
1
1
1
Mar.
1
1
0
1
1
Apr.
1
1
1
1
1
May
1
1
1
0
0
Jun.
1
1
1
0
0
Jul
1
1
0
0
0
Aug
0
0
1
0
0
Sept
1
1
1
1
0
Oct
1
1
1
1
1
Nov
1
1
0
1
1
Dec.
1
1
1
1
1
 
Total
10
10
9
8
7
 

 

 
     
 
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