is your daycare near home or work? why?

adncarrie · June 2010

I am looking to possibly change daycares to save $ when I return to teaching in August. My daycare has been near home, but not ON my way to work (drive in the opposite direction from work about 5 minutes to get there). I am trying to keep myself open to in-homes near work and near home to have more options, but I was hoping to hear opinions from people who have done both about pros&cons!

Thanks!

TarzansWife · June 2010

I opted for one near home, I had the same debate as you but I have a 45 minute commute on a good day home. Some days it can take as long as 1.5 hours and having to sit in a car with a crying baby on the freeway just did not sound like fun to me. Plus DH's office is 3 miles from our daycare so on days when I get stuck in traffic he can run and pick up LO for me. When I was BFing it would have been great to have LO close by but in the end I realized having daycare close to home was the best decision for our family. Plus, when I am sick I can take LO to school and get some rest at home and not have to take him all the way across town to daycare.

LitosMena · June 2010

My mom takes care of my kids and she's a little out of my way but since it's not too bad she takes care of them for me. If I didn't have that option I would try to get some place close to work because the further your job is to day care the longer they have to BE in day care and possibly be more $$. If they are closer to you you can drop them off and pick them up right before/right after your shift. If there are any emergencies while you are at work you won't be too far away to pick them up.

mrs.bridgettkay · June 2010

Daycare is about 10 minutes from our home. I commute over 30 minutes to work and DH only works about 10 minutes from where we live. I like having the flexibility of either of us picking up the kids. That way if I get stuck at work late I don't feel like I have to rush. Also, I work off-site sometimes so it just made sense for us to have daycare ben closer to home.

nurseamy · June 2010

my DH has switched jobs so much that we opted for one near our home..it's like a couple miles from our home. I like it cuz if I happen to pick her up instead of DH then I don't have to trek to a place near his job (he usually brings her and drops her off cuz he has shorter hours than me).

willowdust7 · June 2010

Debated a while about it. I wanted him close by my work so I could bf and also it would be close by in case of emergency and near pedi's office. In the end we went with one by home. I would not want him stuck in a car longer than he has to be and this way DH can pick him up easy as well.

That said, if we did not find a suitable provider by home, I would not be too upset to have him by my work.

adncarrie · June 2010

thanks for all your input. there are more options near my work, but not necessarily "better" options. i am sure it will work out one way or the other!

keg · June 2010

DH and I work at the same campus and daycare is near our office. We chose that location because they had space and we liked the center. I love the daycare so I'm not planning on moving them, but there are some days it would be nice if daycare was closer to home. For instance, I work 3 days a week and can work one of those days from home. However, I wind up going into the office a lot because it's just easier if I need to drop of DDs. Also, if I want to take them in on days I don't work, it's a longer trek. However, it's only 20 minutes away, and mainly against traffic, so it's not a big deal.

On the good side, I think having daycare closer to work is good for them because it gets them used to riding in the car and they are pretty content passengers. Also, it's nice to be able to stop by and visit at lunch or take them over to work if something special is going on.

jewelbride07 · June 2010

ours is close to home. our home is exactly half way in between my work and dh's work so it makes the most sense so one of us picks up and one of us drops off. it's also nice that we can walk there from home so now that i'm home with #2 i can walk her to daycare in the morning and she's close to home. also nice for when the grandparents want to come pick her up and take her back to our house when we aren't there.

sweetpea18 · June 2010

Ours is near home. Dh and I both commute 30+ minutes a day, in opposite directions. We live in a suburb of Dallas, but both work in Dallas. Traffic can be horrible and I couldn't imagine having a screaming baby in the backseat of the car, in bumper to bumper traffic. The commute would have been too much for her.

Another reason we chose to keep her close to home is if one of us is ever sick, we don't have to worry about driving 30 minutes to daycare and then another 30-60 to work. We also have friends that live close to us that can pick her up if there is ever an emergency.

DTNZ4Ever · June 2010

Our DC is 5 minutes from our house. I commute 45 minutes to work but I also travel throughout my day to variouse sites so I don't start and end my day at the same site so I couldn't have a DC near my work. DH works about 15 minutes from home/DC which is nice if he needs to rush there fro some reason.

Mrs.C042807 · June 2010

I commute 40 mins to work (country hwy driving, not freeway driving), and my DC is next door to my work. I didn't like the thought of being so far from him should an emergency occur.

Sure enough, 1 week in, he developed pink eye and I was called out of work to go get him and take him to the doctor. I'm glad I was that close.

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