I guess it all depends on the traffic and commute time in your neck of the woods. In the daycare I work at, we are allowed up to 12 hrs a day. We have one main highway loaded w/traffic lights and it is the one that 99% percent of commuters are forced to take to and from work. 9:00 traffic is murder and most try to get on the road before 7:00 to get to work for 8:30-9:00. It's also slow going on the way home. My DH actually gets going at 4:30 am to beat the traffic to NYC - and he doesn't have kids to drop off at a dc. He leaves NY at 3:00 and doesn't get home till 5:30-6:00 and that is the norm. All the dcs in my area have the same hours - they'd never survive if they didn't. We do have alot of parents that use up almost every minute of those 12 hrs, but around here, it just can't be helped.

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