Daycare moms - how many hours a day?

I realize this is not a good day/time to post this but maybe someone can answer LOL

DC just started daycare last week. They are only there 3 days a week but for 10.5 hours a day. I feel like this is a loooong day for them. How long are your kids there each day?

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Joey is there for 8.5 - 830am-5pm

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DS is there from 8-5:30, two days per week.

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Mine are there from 8:30-4:30PM or so. M-Thursday (4 days/wk)

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Loey was going for 8 hours/day. 7-3 on 2 days and 730-330 on 1 day.

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10 hours.

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6 hours (8:30-2:30) 4 days a week.

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DS is going to go 3 days a week and 2 of those days are 11 hour days

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Depending on DH's work schedule anywhere from 8.5-11 hours 5 days a week.

Message edited 7/3/2011 12:27:39 PM.

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When I commyed to NYC, DD was there 11 hours a day.

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DS is there 3x a week for 10-11.5 hrs.

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8 1/2 hours five days a week. She LOVES being there. They play and do arts and crafts and she is only 1 yr old!! She does A LOT more than I could ever do with her myself!! When she was at my mom's house, all she did was watch T.V., so I feel better that she listens to music, plays and paints. THey even take her for strolls outside. She is learning so much!!!

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DS is there 2, sometimes 3 days a week if my mom cant take him her usual day.

We drop off by 6:30 and I pick him up by 4:15ish; It is a long day. when i worked full time, DH did pickup/drop off and it would be 6:30 am until almost 6pm

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Kenny is usually dropped off by 8am and is there until 4-5ish. Some mornings we drop him off at 6:30-7am-ish and he's there until the same time in the afternoon. As long as they're happy, engaged, & fed, it's fine! Don't feel any guilt!

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Typically 5 days a week from 8am-5/ 530 pm

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8:30-4...

7.5hrs

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Thanks everyone. There is no way I can change my hours unfortunately because I am part time. So I drop them at 8am and pick them up at 6:30. They are like the only ones there at that time and I do feel guilty that its so late. They have to eat dinner there too. When I picked them up on the first day they were both crying when I got there and they looked frigging EXHAUSTED. It's a lot of action I think for them over the course of the day. Sigh.

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DS isn't in daycare anymore, but when he was we would drop him off at 8am and pick up at 6:30pm when I worked in an office. Once I started working from home, I would pick him up at 5:30pm instead.

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My kids were the first ones in the doors at 6:45 and I picked them up anywhere from 4:30-5:50. So its around 10-11 hours give or take. VERY long day.

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DS goes 4 days/wk normally he goes from 8:15 am to 6pm but for the summer it is 7:45am to 6pm

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5 days a week, 8:00 to anywhere between 3:45 and 5:30.

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When my boys go to daycare, they are there from 8:15 - 4:50.

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9:00-6:00, five days a week.

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My daycare is open from 7:30 to 6pm. 10.5 hours/day

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Albert is typically there from 6:30am-4pm. Now that DH is off for the summer he still goes 2x's a week and is there from 8am-4pm.