I'm hoping to find something in town, it would be a bonus if it where on his way to work. My husband and I also work in different directions. My commute is 30 miles each way, averaging about 45 minutes each way. In the winter or if there is an accident, it can take upwards to 2 hours. In our case, this lasted the first day.
Hubby is on stand-by for pick up every night though.
If one of us is home sick, the baby can still go to daycare easily so the parent can actually rest. I'd rather him be in daycare longer, but have him spend that time playing, sleeping or eating instead of stuck in traffic. The cost was cheaper. If one of us were to change jobs, I wouldn't want to have to uproot him from daycare. We own our home and don't plan on moving anytime in the forseeable future.