I also work on contracted hours but I have regular business hours as well which are Mon-Fri 6am-6pm. I advertise both and work it this way so that I don't get calls from families looking for regular care before 6am or after 6pm. I mean, I don't mind doing it occasionally for the families that I currently have or even for previous families for that occasional date night or emergency or something but I don't want to do it on a regular basis so I want to make sure that I know and they know that if they need regular child care before 6am or after 6pm. it's not going to work.
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Contracted hours - currently, my work day averages about 9.5 hours! In the majority of my families the parent who works later in the morning drops off and the parent who gets off work earlier picks up - so generally each child is only here about 8 hours.- Flag
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contracted hrs. work and commute times only. I work 9 hr. limit!! This is still 45 hrs. in one week!!- Flag
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I'm open 6am to 6pm. The earliest kid arrives around 7:15 and the latest pick up is just after 5. I have it easy right now, especially with both kids only coming 4 days a week because their parents are awesome and choose to spend their free days with their kids- Flag
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I am open from 7:30am - 5:30p, which comes out to ten hours a day. I was open from 7am - 6:30p but that was way to long and was cutting into my family time. So ... I now close at 5:30p.- Flag
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Wow! I'm never going to complain again...
All of you have such LONG days! I don't know how you do it! My hours are 8am - 5pm every Monday- Friday. I couldn't see myself working even a minute later or earlier without it having an enormous impact on me and my families lives.
From the interview point I'm very clear about how much time off I need to "function" and run a licensed daycare. My current contract stateS not only my hours of business but that I'm PAID and closed for all Stat. holidays, closed for 2 weeks in December for x-mas and 2 weeks in August and I also take an additional 15 days off paid through out the year so I can attend my kids school functions/take vacations with my kids/husband through out the year.
Those parents that can't accommodate my time off go to other daycares. I've never had an empty space and always have a long wait list. So everyone who wants to work less hours to make it more do-able for running a daycare from home for years to come and don't experience BURN OUT...and to make your family life more balanced I would recommend looking at making some changes to your contract. My licensing officer cheered me on and helped walk me through my contract so that i could recognize what my/ my family needs were.
Good luck! You deserve to live your life with your family too.- Flag
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