https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:55:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-402054 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:58:25 +0000 pastemoo 402054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: Did you choose one? Hope you're doing well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-335222 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:02:47 +0000 sunny 335222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was originally going to do one near home but now I'm thinking near work might be great. There are 2 daycares within walking distance to my office. I could nurse on my lunch break if she were close. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-333652 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:00:25 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 333652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Home - I have one day a week off and still send him to daycare :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-333644 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:58:35 +0000 Rescuemom10 333644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is not that near either. But its the best one and worth going a little out of the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-333019 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:19:47 +0000 Mrsbells 333019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is near work and 'm happy I made this decision because the only time I take her to daycare is when I go to work, so whenever there is a issue with her at daycare I'm close by and can get there within 10 minutes. I can also always stop by unannounced to check on her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-333012 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:16:31 +0000 Alivoo01 333012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think ours will be near work because the hubby and I both work far from home (30 minutes for me and 45 minutes for the hubby). It'd be easier for mid-day pick up, if necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332887 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:05:21 +0000 mamabolt 332887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Near home. DH and I commute in opposite directions, so with one by home he can do the drop off and I can do the pick up. This way LO doesn't have to spend 90+ minutes in the car each day either, she can be playing/napping/whatever as usual. I also can still take her to daycare when I WFH, which I do occasionally. I did think about how this meant she was technically away from us longer, but honestly the time when she's sitting in the back of the car and I'm driving isn't quality time anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332816 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:50:51 +0000 littlek 332816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is near home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332633 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:46:41 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 332633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>near work, but it doesn't really count since my commute is 10-12 minutes! </p> <p>however, i will say that it's nice to scoop up cb right after work (and get to him right away if he's sick) and chat together on our way home as well as on the way to work. i know that it's different because he's older, but i think even if he were an infant, we might have stuck with a daycare closer to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332593 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:05:16 +0000 Beebug 332593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Such a helpful thread....thank-you for posting!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332512 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:44:07 +0000 CATWOMAN 332512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332375 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:58:24 +0000 winniebee 332375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our is down the street from our house and also a mile from the pediatrician's. I wanted it close to home because (1) I work downtown about 25 minutes from home and did not want to risk him falling asleep en route or on the way home from daycare (2) for when he gets sick I'll be close to him and (3) though I'm going to primarily be responsible for pick up and drop off, my husband would like to do pickup when he can - and he doesn't work near where I work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332244 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:17:34 +0000 edelweiss 332244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks for all the input, everyone! i hadn't thought about what it might be like to have to commute with a sick baby, or whether the baby would have "friends" in the neighborhood! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332228 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:06:11 +0000 lawbee11 332228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not pregnant, but when the times comes we'll definitely choose one near home. I think it'll be nice so that our LO can have friends that live in our neighborhood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332219 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:03:29 +0000 MamaMoose 332219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Home. Hubs and I don't work near each other so it's much more convenient to have day care near the house so we can share pick up and drop off duties. Our ped's office is also really close to my house so we like that if we have to take baby to and from our home or to the doctor's office from day care he/she will never have to spend too long in the car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332212 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:01:10 +0000 Lozza 332212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Home. It's really all that makes sense for DH and I... we work 75 minutes from each other, and if LO is in daycare near work it means that the same person has to do both drop off and pick up, which is really hard since we both occasionally travel or have weird schedules. Using a daycare near home means that we can split the drop off/ pick up duties. It does take us at least 30 minutes to get to LO if he is sick, but he doesn't get sick often, and its' not the end of the world.<br /> For a while when LO first went to daycare, we used a center near DH's office, and it was really hard on DH to have to do both drop off and pick up, and it was miserable for me if DH had something going on where he couldn't do pick up and I had to drive an hour and a half to get LO.<br /> Plus, I really like the fact that the other parents who use our daycare live near enough to us to do playdates and run into them at the grocery store and stuff like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332182 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:47:40 +0000 Adira 332182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is near our home. The reason being that Hubs and I work in opposite directions. I work 30 minutes one way, he works 40 minutes the other. We wanted to pick somewhere that would be convenient for either of us so we both could handle pickup/drop-off. If it was closer to one of our works, it would be really inconvenient for the other person. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332091 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:17:06 +0000 kentuckygirl 332091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are still TTC but I am already considering this. I am thinking near work for me because: 1) I already work a lot of hours + commute time would keep me away from baby longer 2) finding a daycare open late enough for me to commute back to at end of day before they close would be hard 3) there are better day cares in the city where I work. I can see that commuting with an upset or sick baby would be hard at times. But when baby is happy &amp; especially as s/he gets older, I think I will want to spend that extra time together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332082 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:15:36 +0000 ladyfingers 332082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I chose near work, for a couple of different reasons. </p> <p>1. I work 30 minutes from home. DH works a job where sometimes he works from home, sometimes he works 5 minutes from home, sometimes he's in the office 30 minutes from home, sometimes he's 2 hours away. He covers high school sports and it's highly unpredictable. I didn't feel comfortable with LO being somewhere where there wouldn't be somebody within 5-10 minutes of him on any given day.</p> <p>2. There are absolutely zero daycares that take infants in the town where we live. </p> <p>Also, when I'm nursing, if there are issues giving him the bottle, I can easily go and nurse on my lunch break. I can also easily stop in and visit LO, especially during the early days at daycare. There's no guarantee anybody would be able to do that if he was at a daycare near our home (even if there were any)</p> <p>Also, our daycare gives you a certain amount of time to come and pick your child up if they throw up, have a fever, etc. or they start charging you the equivalent of their late pickup fees. That's something to keep in mind.</p> <p>Of course, we'll have to reassess that once he gets older, for the same reason @Adnama mentioned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332076 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:11:53 +0000 keiki_mama 332076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is near home. The ones near work were an extra $900/month--case closed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332057 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:06:38 +0000 MaisyMay 332057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're torn right now between a day care near work or nanny in our home. It just depends on if we can find a day care that has late enough hours or a nanny who costs the right amount. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332043 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:01:27 +0000 oliviaoblivia 332043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is close to our house, but my office is only a 20 minute walk so it's not that far from work either. I would have preferred her to be closer to the office so that we can walk together and so I can visit at lunch, but there aren't any day cares that take babies under 18 months by my office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332040 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:00:40 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 332040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend had to switch her daughter from close to work to close to home, because she started Junior Kindergarten. She wanted her to go to school close to where they lived, not close to where she worked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332039 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:00:38 +0000 autumnlove 332039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Near home! I don't want to commute with a crying LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332038 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:00:21 +0000 Ms. Fairy Wings 332038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Near work - this way I could stop over on breaks at first and then later easy to come to him quickly when he's sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332031 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:59:03 +0000 mrs. wagon 332031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is near our home. That way if you have to send LO to daycare if your'e not going to work (you have a doc appt, you're sick, etc) you don't have to make the commuting drive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332019 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:54:11 +0000 DillonLion 332019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBehr: This was our biggest reason for wanting close to home. Less time that she has to be stuck in a car if she's not feeling well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332018 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:53:08 +0000 MamaBehr 332018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my DD in a daycare by my work (which was an hour commute to my house) and would have changed it, if I hadn't been going on maternity leave, which turned into a SAHM. The biggest reason why I say near your house is, what happens if your LO gets sick. My DD's first week in daycare she got a stomach bug. Luckily, I had a doc appt and I picked her up much earlier than normally, so she ended up getting sick at the doc office, which was close to my house. If it had been a normal day, she would have been barfing in my car while I was driving on the highway. </p> <p>Sooooo I say close to your house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332008 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:49:32 +0000 DillonLion 332008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is near our home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-near-home-or-work#post-332006 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:48:56 +0000 edelweiss 332006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if you have child care and commute to your job, is your child care near your home or work? my husband and i are trying to decide between a couple of daycares, one near home and the other near work, and i'm curious about the pros and cons people have experienced with their child care locations.</p> <p>i know in the end there's probably no "right" answer and we'll make it work either way, but i just want to make sure that we're considering as many aspects as possible! </p>