Most daycares/dayhomes are built on a strict mon-friday typical business like hours. The reason behind this is to not get pushed over by parents. By opening flex hours, parents have the choice to to choose hours not you. What may work for one parent, may not work for another.you could be working 24/hours for three different parents shifts. You would get burnt out and you need time to clean and prep for the children. Remember thst you need personal family time too or else you burn out.
Most dayhomes dont do this type of flex hours because parents can easily control your business if your not strict enough. You need a strict hours set. If someone gets off work at 11pm-12 am how will this affect your household? Its very hard to be strict but flexible to parents needs. This is best to hire a nanny for this type of childcare.
However if you stick to your hours...
You can do a standard flat rate for evenings and overnight and charge more because it is harder to get.
I have seen overnight drop in care from 80-120 a night.
Evening care is usually 50 dollers or so.
For me personally I plan to extend hours after my regular hours as a drop in care basis. I can choose what type i want to work from and what type i need parents to come pick up. My evening/ overnight care is only provided when my husband is not home ( miltary training) so I do not disrupt him when his home.
Its all about deciding what works best for you and your family. I think its a wonderful idea to do, with some careful planning it could work out well
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