What Hours Do You Work?

[LysesKids]

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.

I'm in the same boat - I need kids bad, but I refuse to work that late at night anymore unless I was only doing 2nd or 3rd; I learned a long time ago to limit myself so I wouldn't burn out. I offered 2nd shift the first year I re-opened and not one parent wanted it so I went back to limiting it to 12 hrs

[kitykids3]

When I first started over 8 yrs ago I was open 6am to 6pm. After a while no one really needed before 7 so for a while I was 7am to 6pm.

A little over a year ago I started to seem really burned out (even though I found out in June it was cuz I was in 3rd stage heart failure, not from the job and getting older) so then I changed it to 7:30am to 5:30pm. I have 2 families that used to use until 6, but I surprisingly didn't lose them and they have made the 5:30 work.
10 hours is still a bit much for me with having the weak heart, but I sometimes have one of my assistants open and always try to have at least an hour or 2 to lay down upstairs. Plus I have 3 part time assistants that do most of the physical work. I think I would keep it at 7:30-5:30 anyways even if I was healthy. They obviously were using til 6 when it wasn't necessary and didn't leave when I changed it. Just using me. hehe

I would love to be done at 4:30. For those of you who do it, how is that possible? Don't most people in your areas work the typical 9-5 or is it a different shift? Can I ask what areas you're in?

[finsup]

I don't have set hours exactly. I find out what the parents need and provide that. But, what they pay directly reflects that. If a family needs 7am-6pm, they are going to pay more then one that only needs 8-4. But in the majority of cases the families I decide to take on work between 7 and 5. I have no real desire to work earlier or later, but in some cases I may.

[daycarediva]

When I first started over 8 yrs ago I was open 6am to 6pm. After a while no one really needed before 7 so for a while I was 7am to 6pm.

A little over a year ago I started to seem really burned out (even though I found out in June it was cuz I was in 3rd stage heart failure, not from the job and getting older) so then I changed it to 7:30am to 5:30pm. I have 2 families that used to use until 6, but I surprisingly didn't lose them and they have made the 5:30 work.
10 hours is still a bit much for me with having the weak heart, but I sometimes have one of my assistants open and always try to have at least an hour or 2 to lay down upstairs. Plus I have 3 part time assistants that do most of the physical work. I think I would keep it at 7:30-5:30 anyways even if I was healthy. They obviously were using til 6 when it wasn't necessary and didn't leave when I changed it. Just using me. hehe

I would love to be done at 4:30. For those of you who do it, how is that possible? Don't most people in your areas work the typical 9-5 or is it a different shift? Can I ask what areas you're in?

I'm in NY.

Most of my families have the parent that goes to work later drop off, and the parent that gets out earlier pick up. I REALLY hammer family time with their kids at interviews, and have been weeding out clients who are open-close regardless.

Some of my families work in the medical profession (7-3 shift) and the hospital is around the corner. Two are local college professors/4 year school, work at home (medical billing), one has an in home psychiatry practice and sets her own hours, one is a personal trainer (sets own hours), one is an artist (sets own hours).

The only one who uses my over 10 hour/OT rule on a regular basis is a single dad, sheriff. No local family. He gives me a heads up he needs to work until 6 or before 8 and then pays accordingly.

[Meeko]

6am-6pm m-f

[Stephnrich]

7:00 - 5:45

[Gemma]

I hope my next group of families will be picking up at 5- 5:30

[mduck]

I work from 8:30 till 5:30 at the latest, 2 days a week, and 12:00 to 5:30 two days a week. 3 to 4 days a week. Only one child, but I have three of my own at home. Most pick ups are at 5:00 though. I do a flat rate that evens out the difference in hours.

[Josiegirl]

7-5 and most of the time that last hour d r a g s. I couldn't imagine working later.

[originalkat]

My hours of operation are 7-5:30.

[Lovatic24]

I do drop in care and the earliest child is never here before 9 am

[Unregistered]

7:00-5:30 m-f

[Crazy8]

I advertise as 7:30-4:30 now but I have one family till 5pm. I have not changed my hours on them as I know they need the 5pm pick up but when they leave I will stick to 4:30 families only. I turn away plenty of people who need 5-6pm but I can usually find a few who are ok with the 4:30 pick up time.

[hsdcmama]

I am open 6:30-5. I have 3 kids here right now that are all open-close. I wonder if I would lose them if I changed my hours to 7-5. Especially since one family suddenly decided they needed 7-5 instead of the 7-3:30 they used for a whole year. I definitely wonder if they use me, especially when they pick up/drop off in pajama pants & slippers.

[DaveA]

6am-500pm. M-F