I would have no problem caring for a child whose parents worked three ten-hour shifts or four ten-hour shifts, or something like that. What I DO have a problem with are the parents I currently have who leave their child here for ten or more hours a day (FIVE days a week) so that mom or dad can go skiing, or hang out with friends at Starbucks to 'study.'

This particular child does have behavioral issues, and in my opinion after 18 years in the business, it's because the child spends unnecessary hours in daycare and has no consistent discipline or schedule at either mom or dad's home.

Sometimes long work hours necessitate long hours at daycare. But to keep your child at daycare for 12 hours JUST BECAUSE it's open for 12 hours and (by golly) you're gonna get your money's worth, is just wrong to me.

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