Hours of operation

[martymonty]

I used to have a dck that came at 4 am. in the morning and my daycare is open until 4:45 pm. Now THAT made for a super long day. Currently my earliest arrives just before 7:30 am. and the last one leaves by around 5 pm. My main issue with the parents is that they will be home from work and leave their child here up until 4:45 - 5:00 pm. How do you enforce that pickup is when the parents are done work....it exhausts me some days to have kids here for 9 hrs + Also, I have a total of 25 days off in the year, I send home my vacation day schedule in February every year and I always get parents who say "oh I didn't know you were off next week"....I always reply with, didn't you read my calendar I sent home and record what days I am off....grrrrr...it frustrates me to no end. I've been doing inhome daycare for 28+ years and feel that 5 weeks vacation is warranted in order to get some much needed rest and relaxation and recharge. If I was working out in the real world for that long, I would get 6 or more weeks. How do you deal with parents who make you feel guilty for taking time off

[daycaremom9]

Thanks martymonty, you've given me an idea.I've been thinking about sending home newsletters but didn't want to waste more paper and ink. I think I'll just email all my clients my newsletters instead A! Thanks!

[Rachael]

I feel like a slacker now!

Core business hours are 7.30am until 4.30pm. I will open at 7am if needed for the Military as parking around the base is horrible. I won't close late.

Used to work longer hours but my client base changed and for about 3.5 years they were all gone by about 4.20pm so I decided to carry on with that.

[5 Little Monkeys]

I feel like a slacker now!

Core business hours are 7.30am until 4.30pm. I will open at 7am if needed for the Military as parking around the base is horrible. I won't close late.

Used to work longer hours but my client base changed and for about 3.5 years they were all gone by about 4.20pm so I decided to carry on with that.

lol....my hours are 730/745 to 445. If I didn't have my 445 child I could be done at 4/415! I love it!! Living in a small city where the commute is no more than 5-10 mins is the best!!