I don't have contracted hours in my contract but I insist on knowing when all clients will be arriving and picking up daily and I want them to be consistent. If someone is my first arrival and they are 1/2 an hour early I will be in bed! I'm not a morning person. If someone is even 5 minutes early I won't be ready.

It isn't fair or respectful for someone to do that to us because they want to fit in an errand before work or something. If someone asks me the day before if they can be early and they have something important that is a one time thing of course I'll be ready for them because they were considerate.

Stand tough, Busydaycarelady!