Families Who Drive Out Of Their Way To Get To You?

[originalkat]

I have a little girl who lives in a small town about 40 minutes from me. she has been with me for a little over a year. She was referred to me by another current family. When she first started, she drove out of her way to get to me. Then she switched jobs and now works 10 minutes from me. However, she is interviewing for a new job only 10 minutes from her house. I cant help but wonder if she will continue to drive 30 more minutes out of her way each way every day to get to me. Have you had clients willing to drive long distances for childcare?

[MyAngels]

I don't have any parents who've done it but when my dd was small I did it for a couple of months. I really loved her provider but in the end the drive and the time spent commuting made me decide to find someone closer to home.

[nanglgrl]

I had a parent drive about 40 miles round trip to come to me. They stayed until the child started school but that was a while back and gas was A LOT cheaper.

[lovemylife]

I do! They started their 2 boys here 3 years ago in January. At that time they lived about 20 blocks away. Then a year later the parents divorced. The mom lives about 15 minutes away and the dad 25 minutes away. The older brother started school a few weeks ago. Dad works 20 minutes away from me and the mom 15 minutes. The school is right by mom. So essentially they are driving all around the whole metro! It's a lot of driving! But the parents have told me they don't care how much driving or gas money they spend bringing their youngest to me because that's how much they love me and my daycare. They are my favorite family!

[blandino]

I do. Right now I have one client who lives about 25 minutes away from me, and works 25 minutes from her home in the opposite direction. It is a long way, but she was 4 months when they started and we were referred - so I think the level of comfort they felt was worth it to them.

[kelsey's kids]

I had a mom drive from the next town over about 30 minutes aways to bring her kids here and she worked in the town she was driving from. So she ended up driving 1 hour each way to work 30 min here and there min there. She stayed for about a year and then swirched jobs so her mom now watches the kids

[sharlan]

I had a family drive over an hour each way for about 6 years. Mom worked 1/2 way in between their house and mine. It took her over a 1 1/2 hrs in the morning and evening, depending on traffic.

[e.j.]

I currently have 2 families who are driving relatively long distances to get to me and have had several in the past that were here long term. By the same token, I did have one family who grew tired of their long commute shortly after signing on with me. They left me for a provider who was closer to the town they live in and who charges a lower rate. Do you feel comfortable asking the dc parents what their plans are? It could set your mind at ease or allow you to start looking for a replacement family.

[LoraJenkins]

I have a little girl who lives in a small town about 40 minutes from me. she has been with me for a little over a year. She was referred to me by another current family. When she first started, she drove out of her way to get to me. Then she switched jobs and now works 10 minutes from me. However, she is interviewing for a new job only 10 minutes from her house. I cant help but wonder if she will continue to drive 30 more minutes out of her way each way every day to get to me. Have you had clients willing to drive long distances for childcare?

I have had clients drive 45 miles to my home, and back the same direction they came from to work daily. These were one of my BEST clients and we are still close friends 13 years later.

[Cradle2crayons]

I have a mom who lives not quite an hour from me. She drives here to drop off her 2 kids. Then drives 40 minutes or so back towards her home to get to work.

The other mom has 3 kids here and she lives about 15 minutes from me the oer direction. Then she drives 45 minutes away from here and home to get to work.

[MamaBear]

I have a mom that lives an hour from me... she drives here and then drives another hour to work past me. I cant imagine how much she spends on gas. But she says its worth it. I guess its quite a compliment when someones willing to go thru all that to come to your daycare

[lovemylife]

I have a mom that lives an hour from me... she drives here and then drives another hour to work past me. I cant imagine how much she spends on gas. But she says its worth it. I guess its quite a compliment when someones willing to go thru all that to come to your daycare

[Cradle2crayons]

I have a mom that lives an hour from me... she drives here and then drives another hour to work past me. I cant imagine how much she spends on gas. But she says its worth it. I guess its quite a compliment when someones willing to go thru all that to come to your daycare

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

I have a mom that drives 30 minutes to my house and then turns around and drives the same road 20 minutes back in to work.

[LK5kids]

Wow, wow, wow.....shows what awesome providers you all are! Wow again. When I did FCC years ago I lived just across state lines on the opposite side of the Mississippi River. I had lots of parents drive that distance, which was only about six miles round trip and I thought that was good! Ha ha!