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[quote=Anonymous]I chose a daycare next to work when my son was 6 months to 2 1/2. The commute was around 35 minutes one way (when there was an accident or some other problem, the commute grew to 50 minutes).  I had another child and thought there was no way I was commuting with two so I put them both in a daycare 5 minutes from home. I will never commute with the kids again unless the daycare by work is far, far superior for the following reasons.
1) I hated that my kid was trapped in a car for over 70 minutes a day (and for a year he was facing backwards). It is better to spend an hour exploring toys or being active. It is more dangerous for a kid to be in a car than at a daycare center. Sometimes when he was an infant he would fall asleep and then wake up and start crying because he couldn't see me, although he could hear me. I had to pull over some days to calm him down. 
2) No downtime for a parent. It is nice to have a break between work and family. I love listening to audiobooks. I am in a great mood when I pick up my kids instead of feeling rushed.
3) I was not willing to do playdates / birthday parties where the distant center was located. I was not willing to drive 35 minutes on the weekend back to the area where I work. Once he started daycare near the house we met a couple of families nearby and occasionally do playdates. One child from the center and my son ended up at the same elementary school.
4) If I had the day off or was only working half days I could drop off my kids at the daycare and do errands.  This was really helpful when I had my second child. During my three month I continued to send my older child to the daycare (to save his spot in the daycare) three days a week in the mornings so I could bond with the baby. He was happy seeing his friends and teachers. [/quote]

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