I'm doing close to 10 hours and I find it to be a long day, especially since I have kids that don't nap, no break for me! I'm thinking that when my contracts are due that I will change it to 9 hours but am not sure if I should have potential new clients lined up before giving this information to my existing clientele. I am finding that they are going grocery shopping, clothes shopping, cooking supper doing whatever they like and not picking up their kids earlier when they can. Its crazy to me that children spend more time at my house then with their parents and that whatever free time the parents get they don't spend it with their little ones. Its sad really. I chose to stay home because I can't imagine not spending these precious years with my children, I really don't understand this mentality of someone else raising my children. I understand people have to work, but just because you are paying you leave them in care and spend your precious free time doing something other than parenting your lil ones?