I agree with Crayolas plan. Personally, I would find being 'on call' very frustrating. I also opened early for about 4 months to accommodate a family who assured me that their pick up time was 3:30 every day... well, after a few months that pick up time became 5:00 which means that the child was here for 10 hours every day - yikes! Then, they asked me to open even early and I finally said no and they found another daycare - it was a tough conversation to have but I ffelt good for sticking to my guns and putting myself and my family first.