Changing maximum 10 hour care policy

[Busy ECE mommy]

@ ebhappydc I have a teacher parent like that. Full time all summer. Not even early pickups or shorter days. Very sad, and it's definitely a child who would benefit from the extra TLC. She also picks up 1 minute before I close, even though she's been home from work for 1.5 hours. The best part is, 2-3 days a week, he goes straight from my house to the daycare at the gym, so mommy and daddy can work out.... There are no words...

[ebhappydc]

@ ebhappydc I have a teacher parent like that. Full time all summer. Not even early pickups or shorter days. Very sad, and it's definitely a child who would benefit from the extra TLC. She also picks up 1 minute before I close, even though she's been home from work for 1.5 hours. The best part is, 2-3 days a week, he goes straight from my house to the daycare at the gym, so mommy and daddy can work out.... There are no words...

Oh sad. Well, I know them personally. Dad often plays video games in free time. They're not young parents either. I call it detached parenting!

[Van]

Oh sad. Well, I know them personally. Dad often plays video games in free time. They're not young parents either. I call it detached parenting!

So SAD, I hope the children feels loved at the weekend

[33 Daiseys]

So SAD, I hope the children feels loved at the weekend

i had a family that the kids were here 12 hours a day, in activities after care, in activities all Saurday, and spent Saturday afternoon and night and all day Sunday with grandparents. Grandparents would drop the kids off right before bed.
I thought and when do you as a parent actually spend any time with their kids? How can an individual even call themselves a parent if the spend less then 20 minutes a day with their kids. Thats less then 3 hours a week?????
Really why have kids in that case?

[ebhappydc]

i had a family that the kids were here 12 hours a day, in activities after care, in activities all Saurday, and spent Saturday afternoon and night and all day Sunday with grandparents. Grandparents would drop the kids off right before bed.
I thought and when do you as a parent actually spend any time with their kids? How can an individual even call themselves a parent if the spend less then 20 minutes a day with their kids. Thats less then 3 hours a week?????
Really why have kids in that case?

That's a lot of time away from home unfortunately. Can only hope child thrives at daycare and at grammas. I have known some parents cope better when the kids are out of the toddler/preschool years. When child is older some parents connect better. So we can only hope. My hat goes off to those daycares open 12 hrs. I couldn't cope with those hours; that'd be the end of me! I do feel lucky to be able to be 9hrs. One parent usually drops off and other picks up is how they work it. I have had to turn away families tho because of my hours. And have had space empty for weeks because of it.... Don't want to burn out tho.

[daycaremom9]

Thank you for everybodies input. I think having a fee for later pick-ups is a great idea, that way if they really need more travelling time, then it is available. I have no problem giving parents extra time to get back from work but we daycare providers do have a longer than average day and our personal time is limited. It's not just the time we spend in the daycare but also the time we spend getting supplies and picking up things for our program during our time off.