Daycare hours days and are you open for weekend?

[5 Little Monkeys]

I also have in my contract the hours needed, they don't just drop off and pick up whenever they want.

Same here. If they are going to be earlier or later they need to let me know. Most are really good about this

[Sassygirl]

I am open 7am-5pm. Was originally open until 5:30 but found that all of my dckiddos except for 1 were being picked up by 4:45. The remaining little dcg was left here until closing while her parents would run errands, go home and have a beer, then come and get her. I nipped that in the bud and changed my hours to 5pm instead. Most days they are here before 5 now

[Dreamalittledream]

6:45am to 4:30pm; no evenings or weekends (I worked as a retail manager for years...more than did my share of those)

[mickyc]

I am open from 7:30-5 Monday to Friday - no exceptions!!

[Busy ECE mommy]

7:30-5 mon-fri. Absolutely no weekends or evenings! You will burn out that way.

[daisy]

I am open 8am-5pm M-F no weekends

[kimg]

7:30 - 4:30/5

[Mike]

Pretty much all daycares are open between 6:30 and 7:30 and close between 4:30 and 5:30. Anyone who works 7-3 would have to find a daycare open at 6:30 and anyone working 9-5 would have to find one open till at least 5:30. What about evening or 12 hour shifts? Do any of you have parents asking about that, or do they all have someone else, like the spouse, available those times?