I really can't remember... but it was quite sometime. DD always used to have an initial cuddle & kiss then I'd get ready to leave & she'd come up for another one. If I never did the second one, she'd scream. I know they always say to drop them off, say goodbye & leave but she was always more distressed if I did that, so we always did the double goodbye & she settled better. I always told her that I was coming back to pick her up later or her Dad was, that way she knew it was only for a little while. ((hugs))