12 Hours

[nikia]

How many of you do them and how do you survive. I am going on my last hour of a 12 hour day and honesty I am about to lose my mind. How do you guys survive these days?

[laundrymom]

How many of you do them and how do you survive. I am going on my last hour of a 12 hour day and honesty I am about to lose my mind. How do you guys survive these days?

I work 13-14 hours m-f for 22 years You get used to it

[DanceMom]

Right there with ya....The last 30-60 minutes kills me every day....It is the longest hour of my life..

[Blackcat31]

Agreed...I think the last 2 hours are way longer than the first 5 are!! I am short and very direct by the end of the day...sometime I feel bad for parents who try to discuss thing with me at end of day....rarely a good time... you do get used to it though....

[AfterSchoolMom]

I couldn't do them. Even when I do full days I can only stand 10 at most. Even those seem long to me!!

[nikia]

I do them 3 times a week but today was the first day with the same two for 12 hours they are normally here 9. I don't know if that made a difference or what but the minutes are dragging on

[DCMomOf3]

I do 11 hours and I really wish I did 10. LOL

[legomom922]

My 12 hr dcg just left! I'm ready for a glass of wine!

[Blackcat31]

My 12 hr dcg just left! I'm ready for a glass of wine!

Cheers! Me too!! See you all tomorrow!

[momma2girls]

I do 11 hours and I really wish I did 10. LOL

I used to do 11 1/2 or 12 hr. days. When I moved, then I first changed it to 10 hrs. now I have 9 1/2 hr. days. OMG!!! What a difference in all of it!! Those of you that can change your hours, it is definately worth it!! Less stress, less hrs. less everything. Maybe you can start by lessening your hrs. by 1/2 hr. then more and more every yr. or when children go off to school/preschool, etc..

[Little People]

For 9 years I opened at 6:00 am and closed at 11:00 pm. Right now I have a great schedule 8:30 am to 3:30, but new clients starting the first of the year and wont get picked until 6:00, and then we will see if I take the little boy that will be here till 8:00.

I always get out our Potatoe Heads the last hour and my kids LOVE them and the time goes by so fast!! Also towards the end of the day the kids LOVE helping me clean toys. I give them wet ones and they clean like mad...haha. I will dump out the legos and they will clean every one. They love helping, even though I go back over them later with clorox.

[nikia]

My 12 hr dcg just left! I'm ready for a glass of wine!

Agree completely

[melissa ann]

I do 11 hours and I really wish I did 10. LOL

I hear ya. I'm at it from 6am- 5pm.

[Abigail]

For 9 years I opened at 6:00 am and closed at 11:00 pm. Right now I have a great schedule 8:30 am to 3:30, but new clients starting the first of the year and wont get picked until 6:00, and then we will see if I take the little boy that will be here till 8:00.

I always get out our Potatoe Heads the last hour and my kids LOVE them and the time goes by so fast!! Also towards the end of the day the kids LOVE helping me clean toys. I give them wet ones and they clean like mad...haha. I will dump out the legos and they will clean every one. They love helping, even though I go back over them later with clorox.

If you are going to be open until 6:00 and that is added hours than what you currently have, I would only offer care until 6:00 pm. Do you charge the $105/week for those from 8:30 am until 3:30 pm or is that part time?

[Little People]

For the hours of 8:30 to 3:30, I charge FULL Time rates! And my new client will be from 8 to 5:45 and she will be full time too.

I do contracted hours:
Full Time $105.00 (20 - 45 hours)
Siblings $95.00

Part Time $85.00 (less than 20 hours)
Siblings $75.00

Drop In $25.00 ( if space is available)

Before & After School $50.00
After School Only $35.00

And every 3 months I have a Weekend Getaway - From Friday at 5 till Sunday at 5....$100.00 PER CHILD!