I like to do my transitions first thing in the morning as in it is training for the mom to get up, get the kids ready and get to daycare on time - which should mean gets to work on time and I do encourage her on one of the days to continue on to work after dropping the kids off so she knows how traffic patterns have changed and that she has the timings right. What that means is the kids can be in care up to 2 hours just playing before I incur any costs for snacks, supplies, etc. And we get the visits over with and they go home and then we get to start our regular day so least disruption to us too. I don't charge for one mom and child visit - that is usually about an hour. For the rest I charge and allow mom to stay half an hour second day and then 15-20 third day then nothing after that - I explain that it is important that the child learns that their place is at daycare and that mom goes to work and comes back - this is not playgroup. Transition is all about transitioning the parent and some just need more coddling than others. The child won't really transition till they are full time and have resigned themselves to the fact this is their new reality and we all know that takes 2-3 weeks regardless of how they were transitioned in.