What are your longest hours working?

[It's a small world]

As the title says what is the longest you work either with one mindee or all day.

I have just finished an 11 hour day with one mindee who comes once a week as parent (friend) need me to keep mindee a little longer today .

Arrived at 7.20am and left at 6.30pm :yawning::yawning::yawning: On a normal day I still have them 10 hours :eek: glad its only once a week:jump for joy:

[kellib]

My longest day with a mindee is 8am to 4pm and even then it's not very often as it depends on Mum's shifts, it's normally just 10am to 4pm :)

[AliceK]

I usually work 8am until 6pm I used to work 7.30am until 6pm but I put a stop to it. In an ideal world I wouldn't work past 5.30pm as I have my own 2 young children to see to but needs must and this particular mindee and her family are lovely so I do.

xxx

[Playmate]

Every other week our 1st mindee arrives at 7 am and our last leaves at 6.30. The other week is 7am start and 6.pm finish 3 days and 5pm the other 2 :D

[onceinabluemoon]

Presently work between 11 and 12 hours every day (6.30am to 5.30/6pm). Used to do 7am to 9.30 pm (14.5hours!) but it was dreadful and I'd never do it again.

[It's a small world]

Gosh well done all you. Im glad I only do it once a week. I did used to do it 3-4 days a week but my after schooler recently left me so most days I finish at 4.30 which allows me some family time with my 2 ds's :clapping: We work such long hours for such small pay does anyone really know how lucky they are to have us :rolleyes:

[appleblossom]

I work 7.30am to 6pm Tues to Thur. 8am to 6pm Fri. The longest any child is here is 10 hours (8am to 6pm) but I have one who does 7.30am to 4.30pm. That one isn't here Fridays.
Thankfully I have Monday off.:)

[mummyMia]

On two days a week I work 7am - 6.30pm so 11.5 hours. I have one mindee who comes early and another who stays late. :)

[kel1983]

I work 8am -8.30pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday :eek: Lukily I work with my mum so we do get some time out through the day.

[Pipsqueak]

I used to have one child from 7.30am through till 9.30/10pm then the child started school so i would have her before school and then after school till them - this was twice a week, occasionally three times a week.... LONG LONG day for all involved.

[Shamai]

I currently look after two little ones from 7am to 7pm two days per week - the last hour is usually the worst as I need to keep them awake and they are so tired and grumpy, bless them! xx

[helengreen13]

The longest day I work is 7.30am til 8.15pm. Its really hard as X is only 4 and get tired and I insist my own children age 4 and 6 goes to bed at 7.00pm and 7.15pm and my eldest goes at 8.00pm and THEY THINK ITS SOOOOOO UNFAIR that X gets to stay up and they dont .....

What a horrible mum I am ?

Helen
xs

[SamBaker]

I do 6.15am till 6.00pm some days, with different children throughout the day, Friday nights are the toughest cos you can gaurentee the last parent is always late and then wants a natter!!! lol!

[jelly15]

I have one mindee who arrives at 8am and leaves at 6pm and the others vary but I always do a 10 hour day. Some people don't appriciate that we do 50 hours a week, my DH included. They think that as we are home it is not the same as someone who "goes out to work", or that is what my sister told me.

[jelly15]

It is odd that my two Los are both late today :D. Still more time here while I wait.

[Toothfairy]

My longest hours are 8am - 6pm, although I did work up to 7.30pm one night as a one off as it was Parents evening.

I know these are short hours compaired to some CM's but I'm knackered by 6pm :D

[justdaz]

I work 6.30-6pm, daily. I have done this for a number of years.

From May one of my early starters is finishing as mum going on maternity leave. The other early starter only comes 2 days a week so I will then have 3 days a week starting at 7.45am!:thumbsup: Cant't wait for the lie in.

[VeggieSausage]

Gosh we do work hard don't we :laughing:I start at 7.45 and work til 6.30 for 4 days a week, wish it was a bit later in the morning and finished at 6 rather than 6.30 x

[Mouse]

As a rule I do 8am - 5pm, although that sometimes stretches to 7.45am - 5.15pm.

After years of early starts and late finishes I am now quite strict about what I take on. Nothing that requires an early start or a late finish!

[EmmaReed84]

My longest days are Thursday and Friday when I do just over 12 hours! :eek::eek:

First set of mindees come at 7am and last mindee goes home at 7pm... Today however I have ALL mindees until 7pm :panic::eek:

[SamBaker]

I don't do late evenings, not fair on my own children. They put up with enough lol!

[Penny1959]

Well usually these are my working hours

Mon Pick up first mindee at 5:50 (so leave home at 5:30) last one goes 18:30
Tues Pick up mindee at 5:50 - last one goes 18:00
Wed start at 6:30 - finish 22:30 (sometime earlier but not that often)
Thurs and Friday as Wednesday

Sat and Sun also 6:30 - 22:30

Then once or twice a week I babysit at one mindees house all night

Tonight is one of those nights

So actually a slightly later start today at 7am - childminding until 18:30 - straight to babysitting until 5:30 Friday morning bring mindee to mine - start childminding and will finish at 18:30 Friday night (and then have 16hr shifts Sat and Sun.


I do work long hours - especially as for 10 hours Monday - Friday I usually have 4 under 3's in my care (and often 4 under 2's)


Oh well it pays the bills - and I prefer to be busy

Penny :)

[betty boop]

I have a 1 year old 7am till 6pm 3 days a week :eek:

[ziggy]

I start at 7.45 am and finish at 5pm (5.30 on a wednesday)

only work 9 till 3 on friday

have been asked to take a schoolie till 6.30 each evening but think that would make it too long a day but then again i need the money

[lyla's mum]

my average day is 7.3am0-6pm. 2 days a week one week out of every four i do 6.45am-8.30pm, don't mind as i've been doing it for 2 years now and its just due to the shifts the parents do. couldn't do it every day though!

[flowerpots]

My average day is 7.30am - 6.30pm (sometimes 8.30pm) but tomorrow im working 6.00am - 8.30pm. :eek:

[lfishwick]

Mondays I work either 6.15am or 7.30am to 8.15pm then tue-fri I work 6.15am to 6.30pm.

I do love school hols when both my 6.15am and 7.30am starters do not attend :)

[PerkyEars]

Noone told me what long days this job was going to be. 7.30 - 6 on Mondays and Tuesdays, 8-6 Wednesdays (a lie in :laughing:). Still need to fill up the last two days of the week, although what with those three days and my after schoolie I'm doing a full time job equivalent in hours!

[loocyloo]

i used to have one mindee that came at 7am 4 days aweek, and another that stayed till 7/7.30pm once or twice a week!

but currently i'm really lucky!
i have a 7.30 ( but never arrive before 7.45! ) till 9am on a monday, termtime only, but i then don't work the rest of the day!

tues/wed/thurs i do 9-5.30pm
friday i do 8.30-6pm

[dette]

i do 7.20am until 6.20pm every day(11 hours) except thursday when i finish at 7.20pm (12 hour) and i do 10 hours every other saturday.so thats a 65 hour week with that mindee then ive got another 40 hour term time mindee and a 30 hour mindee on top of that ! roll on easter bankholiday for a rest :)

[samb]

My longest days are 9.5 hours :)