We have outside time in the morning and afternoon. We head out after morning snack around 10 - 10:30 and come in around 11:30 - 11:45 to get ready for lunch. We head back out after the afternoon snack around 3:30 - 4 and stay outside until pick up. Kids get picked up anywhere between 4:15 - 5. I, like some of the pp, have a big sign that goes on my door letting parents know we're outside in the back and to come around. All the bags are outside with us so they grab their bag off the table and leave with their kid. I love outside pick-ups