What Hours Do You Work?

[ColorfulSunburst]

OOOOHHHHHWEEEEE that is a long day

it is
At 7:15 I usually am in a gym's steam room and then spend a half an hour in a pool. It helps reborn for a next day.

[Annalee]

it is
At 7:15 I usually am in a gym's steam room and then spend a half an hour in a pool. It helps reborn for a next day.

I used to have hours like that years ago. It is NOT that I can't do it, it is just not what I WANT TO DO::

[Jack Sprat]

7-5:15. About twice a month I take a drop in at 5:55a. Never for more then two days in a row. I won't open any earlier and I will not stay open any later no matter what.

[DaisyMamma]

I open at 7:30 and close at 5:30.
Those who arrive at 7:30 leave at 4:30. Those that leave at 5:30 arrive at 8:30.
When people call for daycare and ask what my hours are, I reply, what hours do you work and where. And then I say, ok so you need from xx time to xx time. I can (or can't) do that, the fee would be xx.
I don't offer extra time for whatever they want to do. I do the contracted hours.

[daycarediva]

7:15-5:30 are the earliest hours I open and the latest I close (contracted hours).

All of my incoming clients are more like 7-4:30, and that's what I am aiming for next year. It looks like I will have that schedule in Sept! happyface

[Gemma]

I work 7:00am to 7:00 pm

[Heidi]

I open at 7:30 and close at 5:30.
Those who arrive at 7:30 leave at 4:30. Those that leave at 5:30 arrive at 8:30.
When people call for daycare and ask what my hours are, I reply, what hours do you work and where. And then I say, ok so you need from xx time to xx time. I can (or can't) do that, the fee would be xx.
I don't offer extra time for whatever they want to do. I do the contracted hours.

Same here... 7:00 (usually 7:10) to 4:45 right now (usually 4:30). Amending that to a firm 7:15-4:30 once we move (in two weeks...yikes!)

Then, I often get an answer like "oh, we can make that work".

One lady called me a couple years ago wanting care at 6am. I said, I don't start that early. She said "oh, ok, then my husband can get them ready and bring them at 7:45". DO YA THINK?

[Unregistered]

My hours used to be 7am-4:30pm. Got burnt out so changed to 7am-4pm. Due to my own child's school schedule, I will be changing my hours to 7am-3pm starting this summer.

[MsLisa]

I get to work (with my daughter) for 6:30am and open the Pre-K room.
My first set of brothers arrive between 6:45 - 7am.
One of the SA older girls who is autistic, arrives at 7am and is put on her van shortly after.
The 2nd set of brothers arrive between 7:10 -7:20am.
At 7:30 a Pre-K teacher comes in and takes her kids (the 2 younger of the brothers) and I take my 3 SA kids to the lobby to wait for the busses.
One older SA girl arrives and another SA boy arrives at 7:35 while we're in the lobby.
Bus 1: 7:45 (older girl)
Bus 2: 7:50 (the 4 kids)
Sometime in between there my 2 kindergarten boys come and wait for their bus which arrives at 8:15ish.
When all SA kids are gone I go to my classroom and vacuum, straighten and put down chairs for the day.

I return to work at 3:30pm and manage my class of 12-18 (give or take) SA kids till 6pm (or till last kid leaves).

So my hours are 6:30 - 9am & 3:30 - 6pm. Monday thru Friday.
This does not include half days (6:30 - 9am & 1pm - 6pm) or No school days (6:30am to 6pm).

[sharlan]

My hours are from 7 - 5:30.

BUT, I have one that only comes 2 or 3 days a week and in order to not lose her, I work around the parents schedule. This week I had her for 3 1/2 hrs on Monday. Nothing T or W. Dad called last night and asked for 6AM to 7:45 PM as he had to work a double last night. Mom texted at 6:45AM that she overslept so they were staying home. She is in nursing school and not allowed to show up late. Mom is off on F, so they don't come. This child never comes if Mom or Dad are home. Parents pay full rate.

I have 2 Mom's that get off at 5:30, so I allow them a 15 minute window and then start charging $1 a minute. No one else is allowed to be late.

I would love to change my hours to 5 PM closing, but it won't work in this area.

[BumbleBee]

7am-6pm

Generally my first kid is dropped off at 7:15am and my last kid leaves at 5:45pm.

[spinnymarie]

Our hours are 7 - 5. One of us works 7:00 am until the first 5 kids leave, usually between 4:00 - 4:30, and the other works 7:30/7:45 until 5:00. That includes set-up/clean up - our earliest available arrival time is 7:10 and our latest departure time is 4:45.

[Unregistered]

Hours: 7:00am-4:00pm

[Thriftylady]

I am having issues getting kids right now. I am willing to work 7AM to midnight. I do contracted hours and if I could get kids either during the day or during the evening I would go full in one way or the other. DH being out in the semi, it just doesn't matter much to my family life, especially now that DD is driving, working and all that. Guess I am somewhat a loner , although I do love adult contact.

[christine19720]

7 am 5 pm.