Paying for preschool and daycare

MrsFoof

Currently DD goes to a home daycare 3 full days.  Starting in September, she will be going to preschool 3 days for 4 hours.  2 out of those 3 days will be on daycare days.  She will be at preschool from 9 - 1 and then DH will bring her to daycare from 1:15ish until I pick her up around 4:45.  Therefore, she will be at daycare 3 1/2 hours on those 2 days. 

The daycare lady told us that she would still charge us the full day price on those 2 days.   Does this sound unreasonable?  To me it just doesn't financially make sense to pay $45 for 3 1/2 hours (plus the hassle of my husband bringing her/dropping her off at daycare on those 2 days) when I can pay a nanny for that amount $ to pick her up and bring her home to our house.

Ideally, I would like to keep her at the daycare and pay the half day price on those 2 days.  DD2 is still young, she will remain at the daycare.

Thoughts?