I watched my granddaughter (8 - 10 hrs, 5 -6 days weekly) starting when she was 6 weeks old until she was between 2 & 3. Then it went down to 2 or 3 days weekly. Then when she started school I got her off to school & then picked her up afterward. Now she's in 7th grade and of course I'm no longer the babysitter, but if she has a sick day or needs to be picked up at school I'm the one that's called. I love her to pieces, but sometimes it did start to feel like a job. Although, I'm glad that I did it.