We are an in home daycare and have rules that are just as strict. Our earliest child arrives at 6, so we feed them as they come in. On paper our breakfast is fr 7-7:50 with the last meal being served at 7:50.

We make it very clear to parents that if your child arrives at 8 they will not have breakfas . Same for other meals; 930 for snack, 11:30 for lunch, 3:00 for snack.

Children, esp young ones need to have routine, if I let all of my kids come in and eat whenever they wanted nothing would get done in an orderly way.

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