It's a test. They are seeing what they can get away with. As long as they are in my home, they follow my rules. I check with parents to see what behaviour is going on at home and school. You'd be surprised the look a kid gives you when you mention something that didn't happen at daycare and that you know all about it. Children need to be taught that if you can't do it at one place, you can't do it anywhere. Parents are amazed and always ask me how I do it. One word: Consistency. If you can't do it here Monday, don't try it on Tuesday. I've even had some kids who act up at the hometime who I put in timeout while their parents waited. I should mention that if I have a child who is acting up, the parents is notified ahead of time. The child sees that it may be hometime but your parents aren't going to help you if you're misbehaving.