Dh and I work opposite shifts - he works 7-3 and I work 3-11 (or 4-12 or 6pm-2am). DD#1 is in school, so dh races there to pick her up by 3:45. DD#2 goes to a large chain daycare for a couple of hours on the days that I work 3-11. She's there about 2-3:30, maybe a little longer. On 4-12 nights, I meet dh along the way and trade off.
When our girls were younger and we worked in the same facility, we used to do the "kid swap" just inside the door.
