Longest Child In Childcare

[Country Kids]

Not sure how to post a poll but was wondering what the longest child you have had in childcare was, starting age till ending age.

My longest was 3 years (just turned) till 11.5 years, totally of 8.5 years. Had child clear through elementary school. I had another that was in 1st grade when started and just left to go to middle school so a totally of 5 years. Looking back I actually have had children quite a few years. I've done this for so long that it seems I have different children every few years but really probably only 1 or 2 every 3 to 4 years.

[Crystal]

infant until 12 years old

[daycare]

Ive only been around for 8 years, 3 in my current location. I don't take infants and never have, so three years I think would be the max.

I take ages 2-5 only

[sharlan]

My longest 16 years. I got him at 14 days old, and kept him until he got his driver's license. Yes, his parents paid me to take him back and forth to school everyday.

I got his sister at 3 DAYS and was very sad when she got her driver's license last year. Dad dropped her off on his way to work in the morning, I took her to school and picked her up after and dropped her off at home.

I think my shortest was 2 mos. I had a baby who's mother called me continuously everyday, panicking if I didn't answer the phone by the 3rd ring..

I should add that I had the sister for 16 years, too.

[GrannyJ]

I had 3 that were here for 6 years and 4 that was here 5 years. That's because I had a fdc for 7 years then went to work at a center then went back to fdc.

[cheerfuldom]

16 years! awesome!

[sharlan]

I had another little girl for 8 years, her sister 6.

[DaycareMama]

I have had one family for almost ten years and counting. 3 girls 2 in middle school and one in 5th grade. I do believe they will be here till college ::

[nannyde]

newborn to age eleven

[Unregistered]

newborn to age eleven

Your OWN kid doesnt count Nannyde!

[laundrymom]

In care, newborn to 12. Then when she aged out, grew up. I have had her son from newborn to two. He's still here.

[nannyde]

Your OWN kid doesnt count Nannyde!

Nah

This was a dck. My staff assistants brother was with me from birth to eleven.

[Lucy]

Birth to 12. So sad when she "left", though she still comes around. Rode her bike here just a couple days ago to say hi !!!

[Meeko]

Birth to 11. But I have day care "kids" that have kids of their own now!

[Solandia]

i had one from 2yo-7yo, two from a 14mo-5yo(one still here b/a, the other i have on half days/days off school), 7wks to 4.5yo (still here). I dont "do" school agers unless they have been here since babies.

Many of my dck do not stay as b/a school kids because there are many very low cost/free options through the schools and churches. I am not low cost. We live in a school district where 45% of the kids are low income, so that funds much of the afterschool programs, in some way.

All my current under 5yo dcks have been here since they were a couple months old.