Originally Posted by kendallina:
Yeh, it is awkward at first. But I just say that I open at 9. Then I tell them that their tuition is dependent on their pick up time. 3:00 is x price, 3:15 is x price ...all the way up to 5:00 is x price. And I hand them a tuition schedule.
I should mention also that I'm very lucky to be able to have these short of hours. I live in a town with a lot of professional, flexibly-scheduled families. And almost zero commute time, which is great for me but I definitely recognize how lucky I am. Working 9.5-10 hours a day would be really draining!
It is extremely draining. Once they are gone for the day I still have dinner and my own 3 kids to tend to. I just started my in home and I feel like I am still working to make a name for myself here (we just moved in july). So I don't know if I am being too picky right at the beginning or not?