I used to open at 6:30 for a pair of siblings when my usual opening time was 7:30am. I was in night school too and it was a killer!! They paid an extra $10 per child per day, which was a steal to be honest. I provided breakfast and they were allowed to come in their pj's because changing them wasn't a big deal with no other children to take care of....one of them was old enough to dress themselves too. I honestly hated it because that extra hour made the day way to long and, they eventually left to go with a provider who only operated on the school calendar year so they saved a lot of money annually. This was that family everyone has had where you bend over backwards for them, for them to eventually put themselves first and leave. That is why I never did anything outside my normal contracted hours again. We should put ourselves first and they should put themselves first and if we aren't compatible then they need to go elsewhere. It rarely goes well. If you are changing your business hours for them, it isn't just about paying the extra time, but paying a premium for a premium service. Even when I was down to 3 kids for nearly a year and couldn't fill my spots and I was DESPERATE barely keeping afloat, I just cut back in other ways and managed to hang in there until I filled my spots with regular hour clients. I also got a second job doing data entry during naptime which helped a lot. If the day isn't too long for you then I would do 4 days, why come 5 when they don't need 5. They should just pay you for the early drop off/late pick up or both.