I have a family who use 5 or 6 hours a day and other families who use just under my maximum of 9 hours per day and they all pay the same rate. A space is a space. I charge $5/half hour if a family wants to arrive before my opening time of 7:30am or stay after my closing time of 5pm. I also charge $5/half hour over the maximum 9 hour day. So that's a lot of fees for anybody that exceeds 9 hours and guess what? None of my daycare families do it! You have to learn to take care of yourself. Don't burn out because you work too many hours and don't have enough time for yourself or your own family.