Hellobee Boards

DH drops off between 7:45-8 and picks up between 4 and 4:30. He is able to do this only because his office is across the street from daycare, and we live 10 minutes from both. If I were doing drop-offs and pick-ups, I'd be dropping off at 7:30 (when it opens) and picking up at 6, so don't feel too bad!

I hear you.

Drop of - 7am (usually 6:55 because the director opens 5 minutes early, normally).
Pick up - 4:30pm

9.5 hours. There is just no getting around it.

I drop off at 745 and pick up at 515. So almost 10 hours. It freaked me out when maternity leave was ending but now it seems so normal. He really likes his daycare and the ladies are great so I know the day doesn't seem long to him plus now that he's getting older (7 months) he is starting to show so much excitement when I pick him up and it really makes my day!

@Smurfette: I have no idea what is up with the late drop offs! What boggles my mind even more are the parents that show up in workout clothes (whether or not they have worked out!) . . . what the what? It's about 70/30 . . . 70% show up dressed for work/in scrubs and about 30% show up in casual clothes.

@Smurfette: I do drop off and pick up too, it sucks.

I drop R off at 6 am (see, don't feel bad about 7:15!) and pick her up around 3:30-4. She's there for 10 hrs too, and has not napped longer than 15 mins in the past 3 weeks, it's so tough! When we get home at 4, she takes a nap...I wake her up at 4:45 (always cries because she is tired), and then she goes back to bed at 6:30. It sucks, I never see her.

/end rant.

Dropoff between 8 and 8:30 and pick up between 5 and 5:30 (sometimes 5:45). I don't have a set time I need to be in the office, and my office is on the same campus as LO's daycare, so there is no commute time to factor in.

When I drop off at 8:30, there are always people who dropoff after us. LO is never the last to be picked up, but most have been picked up by 5:30.

@MsLipGloss: There are A LOT of SAHMs with kids at the daycare R goes to, hence the workout gear and late drop offs.

We drop off at 7:15am and pick up at 4:00pm on most days, 5:00pm on Mondays.

I also wonder what all these others parents do!!!

I'm able to drop off at 8 because I head into work for 9, but then I don't get home until 6:30.

DH leaves the house at 6:15 to be at work by 6:30, so he gets out of work at 3:30/4. He's a biologist and has flexible hours...but that's why he can pick up by 4/4:15.

We drop off at 8 and pick up around 4:15. I have cooshy hours though and have learned through HB that Canadians typically work shorter days than our American neighbors...not fair for you guys

@Smurfette: I have a few mommy friends that work from home, or work part time---that could explain the work out clothes and the late drop offs.

As for us.: DH drops her at 8 am and I pick her up about 4:30. If I were dropping her, I'd be dropping her off at 6:45 am! And if DH had to do both, he'd be picking her up at 7 pm.

@Smurfette: No. Just no. At the very least, their parents should be keeping a similar schedule at home (I know I do - so much easier for my little lady!). It's not fair to all the other littles!

ETA: And you know the only reason I can swing those hours is because I can do some things from home at night.

when we start in August I'll drop her off at 8, and pick her up at 4:30.
My job is just going to have to deal with it. Which is scary and hard for me to say, because usually I do whatever my employer needs....but this was the best childcare we found, and she will only keep her for those hours.

We usually drop her off around 9. DH's job doesn't have "ordinary" hours so he has lots of time during the day. DD usually has one long day per week, when she's at daycare until about 5, but most days he can pick her up by 2:30. I generally get home just in time for bath and bedtime. Sometimes I leave work earlier but that means logging on at home that night to make up the time.

ETA: daycare is across the street from my office and DH works 4 blocks away, so we all ride in together in the mornings and there's no additional commute time. I take the bus home in the afternoons.

I do drop-off and pick-up too, only exceptions is friday.

Drop-off at 8:30am (mostly were there a little early so around 8:20am)
Pick-up at 5:30pm

Luckily my commute daycare to work is usually only 5-10' in the mornings and 20' in the evenings. Also we have completely flexible hours at works, so no having to be there at 8 for me.

DH drops off at 7:30, right when they open, and I pick up at 4:45ish. It used to be 7:30-5:30 but my boss took pity and lets me leave at 4:30 now. I'm very grateful, because it sucks leaving her there so long

We have 11 hour days - drop off at 6:30, pick up at 5:30.

Before when she was at a center near my work we dropped off at 8 and picked up at 4:30, BUT she was in the car for all that time before and after, so this way is much better.

I like the early mornings because there are only a couple of kids there, and I think they form a closer bond with the morning teacher since its more one on one.

I drop off at 7:40 and usually pick up around 5:30. We can dress casually at work so while I"m not in yoga pants, I'm in jeans every day.