I agree with Reggio - one of my screening questions for all families who come to me is "Is this your child's first time being cared for outside of their home by someone other than a parent ?" I suspect another caregiver told this family that 5 A.M. was too early - it is gruesomely early - did the parents offer any explanation of why they need such long days ? (commute/nurse with 12 hour shift)
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You need to reflect on the pros of cons of accepting something like that for YOU ~ cause ultimately it is you and your family affected!

I open at 7am and have had children at that age who arrived and basically went back to bed for a morning nap right away ~ so it could be very possible that a child arriving at 5am would so totally do the same thing and be really easy and so forth!

However I personally know my own sleep needs and 'work life balance' in order to remain a passionate provider who loves my job at that is too keep my work hours to a 10 hour day max ..... I personally would not touch that for all the tea in China cause no amount of money is worth working a 12 plus hour day for myself, potentially waking my own family up at that time of day if the child does not come in happily and affecting their morning routine and so forth!

Are your own family members 'early risers' would they be ok with this child being in their home at 5am potentially screaming for a few months?

My red flags with this scenario that I would be wanting more information from potential clients are the child is 15 months old ~ so where have they been for last 3 months since mat leave most likely would have ended at 12 months and second red flag is paired with the first that fact they are willing to 'pay more' for that early start date leads me to believe they have already been in care and it did not work out because of the early start date so are trying to sweeten the deal for the next provider with offer for extra pay.