How Many Hours Are You Open?

[jenny31052]

I work contracted hours, but right now my first kids gets dropped off at 6.30am, and the last one gets picked up at 6pm -

I'm really thinking about closing at 430 -5, so I can have some family/me time, that I don't have now. I'm also in school full time, and after the last kid is gone, I still have to clean up, make dinner,get ready for the next day, bathe, and do the whole bedtime routine with my 2 years old; virtually my day won't end until 8pm, and then I still have to do school work (my husband is in the military, and goes to work in the late afternoon, so I am all by myself after kids are gone)

I'm really, really getting to the point where I don't care if you like my policies or not. If my house doesn't fit your needs, then find someplace else... I know it sounds selfish, but I'm really close to getting burned out...


How many hours do you work?

[pfund2233]

I work on contracted hrs too.

DCB is here M/W 5:45-4:15 and T/TH/F 5:45-3:15
DCG is here M-Th 8-5:30
DCG is here M-W 8-5:30 and F 8-1:00.

Works well for me. Love being done at 315ish on Fridays! And only 1 here late on Thursdays.

[Michael]

More here on hours of operation: https://www.daycare.com/forum/tags.p...s+of+operation

[Lucy]

I currently work 7:00 to 5:30. Would LOVE to change to closing at 5:00, but my 5:30 family is two sibling kids I adore, and have had each since birth. They are an 8.5 yr old boy and a 3.5 yr old girl. I would lose them if I closed at 5:00. Mom has to man the phones at work till 5:00, and has a 25 min commute. That last 30 minutes is a killer though.

[Oneluckymom]

My hours are 7-5:30 I set it up this way because I know most people don't get off work until 5 and they still need driving time. My first DCK gets here at around 7:20am. 3 of my DCK are here until closing. I would have loved to either been able to open at 8 or close at 4, but oh well...I'm just happy to be full right now!

[Rachel]

I work 7 - 4:30, standard hours for here. The kids can come any time in there. Usually I have 2 here before 8, and 3 here until closing. The last half hour is a killer!

[melskids]

I am typically open 7-5:30, but there are a few mornings a week I open at 6:30 for one DCB, depeding on the parents schedule.

I also have classes 2 nights a week, and I have to leave by 5 to get there. Everyone has been awesome getting here a 1/2 hour early, and I actually take two DCB's (brothers) with me and mom meets me there to pick up.

[Kim]

My hours are 7:30-5:30. I'm open 10 hours a day.

I used to open at 7am because I had a couple families that needed it but they never showed up until after 7:30 anyway so I found myself getting up and ready for nothing.

Eventually I would love to make my hours 7/7:30- 5 but I have 2 families that need 5:30. I would gladly open earlier if it meant I could close at 5 instead of 5:30.

[MommieNana4]

My hours are 6:00am - 4:00pm. I like to start early and finish early.

[AfterSchoolMom]

Generally I work 7:30 to 4:30.

[saved4always]

I worked contracted hours, too. But my first drop off was at 6:40 a.m. and last pick up was 4 p.m. I did not take any children who needed to stay here after 4 p.m. So I don't think it is selfish at all to make your latest pick up at a time that works for you. Part of the great thing about having your own business is that you make your own hours. The most important part is that it works for your family.

[godiva83]

My hours are 8:00- 5:30 but luckily all my kids are picked up by 5:15

[MyAngels]

I'm open 7-5, but most of the time everyone is gone by 4:30.

[SimpleMom]

I am open 7/730-4/430.

[countrymom]

I'm open from 7-5pm and everyone is on contracted hours. So I have one family that picks up at 5:10pm and another family they come from 2-6:30 on wed. (except on mon and friday they are gone by 4pm and they are good friends with us) but no one knows my arrangements with any family so it works out good. I use to be open till 5:30pm and it was the longest half hour ever, I hated it.