Average Open To Close Hours??

[SimpleMom]

Just wondering what everyone does for hours on a regular basis. I have an inquirey for a start time two hours earlier than my open hours and am contemplating taking them. Should I charge more? just during those hours I mean.
Do you charge more if you work 24 hours for dc? How does that go? and how do you sleep at night with all the kids there? I am pretty sure we can't sleep here--even at night.

[daycare]

where are you located? In CA you can NEVER be asleep while you have children present. No matter what time of day it is.

I have set hours 7:45 am to 6:00 pm. If you need care before or after that the charge is $7.00 extra to open early and $7.00 extra to extend my hours. I also charge $5.00 per hour. SO, if you need me to open at 6:45 for you I will charge an additional $12.00 per day that you need me to do this....Sorry I forgot to mention that no child will be allowed to attend for more than 10 hours on any given day.

[LittleD]

7am-5pm. I've only been asked to open 10-15mins early on a rare occasion. No charge.

[AnneCordelia]

7am-5:30pm

I don't do early or late so I don't have prices for that.

[mismatchedsocks]

I am open 6am to 5pm. I am a bit flexible as long as I am not taken advantage of. I have opened up at 5am, when mom had mandatory overtime for a month, and dad was already at work at 3am. I charged them an extra $20 a week for that month.

What are your hours? Would you be up that other 2 hours and be willing to take them?

Here we cannot sleep when kids are here, so i cant do 24 hour daycare UNLESS i had an assistant here so i can sleep.

[SunflowerMama]

I'm 7a - 5p M - F. Nothing earlier and only 1 family that is here just a few minutes after 5 but almost everyone else is picked up by 4:30p.

[SimpleMom]

I'll check with my state on the overnight thing. I am pretty sure we can't sleep here, either. I just wonder how people do it!
I am open 7-5 m-f. I was thinking of charging an extra amount per week due to being open early. I am NOT an early riser. I may not take them at all. Haven't even considered it lately. Used to do 12 hour days and HATED it.

[Crazy8]

my hours have been 7:30-5:00 for a while now but I am doing 7am for a family come September. I am not a morning person but my DD is going off to middle school this year and will have earlier hours so I had to be up earlier anyway. I think 7am is the earliest I will go - we do too much at night for me to be exhausted. I used to be open till 5:30pm but as my kids got older and more involved in sports I had to cut it to 5pm so I can get them out on time. I have to turn away many people who need later hours.

[PitterPatter]

I was 8am - 7pm for years now I am firmly at 8am - 5pm!

I have a family and a life of my own so I had to get strict!

[lpperry]

8-5:15. I will not open early or stay open late for any amount of money on a regular basis. For my current clients, if someone asks on occasion, I am happy to open early (no earlier than 7:30) or stay open late and I don't charge.

[tbutler]

My hours are M-F, 7am-5:30pm. I'm thinking about changing them to 7:30-5:30. No before and after school at this time.

[TBird]

My hours are M-F 730 to 5:30. I'm an early bird so if a parent needed earlier, I would do it on a temporary basis and as long as I'm not heavily into going to the gym. Stay open later??? NOPE!!!

[quailsgarden]

I am open M-F from 7am - 5pm. I find if I open any earlier or close later I get way too tired and am not able to get ready for the next day. Also like a lot of other daycare providers I too have a family and a life outside of daycare. As much as I love providing daycare I need time to myself and no extra money is worth that.

[boysx5]

I' m open 6:30 6pm most don't come til 7:15 and usually all leave at 5:30

[SandeeAR]

7:30-5:30. I have on VERY rare occasions, (like 2), opened a little early. And will stay open a little later for one parent that occassionally has to work late. No charge.