When I first opened, my hours were 6am-6:30pm. Most of the parents brought their children for the entire time that I was open. I knew that they did not work those long hours, so I started gradually changing my hours. I talked to each parent and found out that they were all off work by 5pm so I changed my closing time to 5:30. Then I gradually changed my opening time.
I am now open from 7:30-5:30. I am much happier with these hours. By changing my hours I felt like I took control of the situation, rather than having it dictated to me. I did lose one family by doing this, because she did not want to come pick up her child right after work, but I had other issues with her anyway, so it was for the best.

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