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That would be soooo nice! You could pack you both up at once, one stop, etc! A longer commute could be harder, but if you moved that would be nice!

ETA: And you could easily be there whenever you needed to nurse, check in, for snuggles, etc...

I would absolutely!! No having to stop to drop off or pick up, and no rushing before daycare closed... and being able to see them during the day, amazing!!!

Definitely. I'm an early childhood teacher, but right now, I work at a pre-k center (just for 4-5 year olds). If I worked at a center that had infant/toddler classes, I would def. have my child there since I would be working in the same building!

That would be amazing! Do you pay for it or is it free for employees?

@derevival: it means edited to add.

There is a daycare at my work, but it's a few blocks away in another building and CRAZY expensive. So unfortunately it's not an option. It would be so neat if it was in the same building... I might be tempted to pay their crazy fees in that case, though it's $400-500 more per month that other really nice centers.

My agency does run a daycare that is awesome but it is on the other side of town to us and comparable in terms of accreditation, staffing ratios, and price to the one we have LO in. For me, saving an hour in the car each day was worth the small price difference. But it sounds like a great set up for you!

Yeah, they had that at the 2nd hospital I worked at in NYC. Put my name down when I started working there... She was around 8 months old. So she was on a waiting list and I would call every so often to see if there were any updates. No lie... They called me with an offer close to her 4th birthday. Ummm, I had already worked there for almost 3 years, gotten pregnant again, gave birth again, went on maternity leave, decided to SAH and move across the country in a few months! So yeah, declined the spot, but I thought it was so hilarious.

Those on-site daycares are very popular. Usually it's best to get your name in as early as possible. Best to be an employee first, then get pregnant, and have your kid enter in as an infant. Otherwise, open spots are hard to come by. But, you never know!