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thrivingchildcarecom 01:55 PM 03-25-2016
I LOVE THIS IDEA! I can't believe that after 11 years, it never even occurred to me to offer shorter hours. Which is funny because the preschools sure do. I have often wondered why it was that parents could barely be on time picking up from me at 5 pm, when the preschools they were enrolling in where going to require a much earlier pick up.

Currently, I am open 7:00 to 6:00 pm. The first kid actually doesn't arrive till 7:30, but the last one doesn't leave till 6 pm. Yep, that's an 11 hour day! And believe it or not, some parents have asked for longer hours.

I have even reminded parents over the years that our program was kind of a bootcamp because the kids would need to be picked up much earlier when they went to school.

Anyway, I think I might look into whether or not the shorter day program would work for my child care. I currently do limit it to a 9 hour day for the kids from arrival.
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