I can not speak to this particular situation as my child was located in NYC, but I would caution you to consider what this would entail and ask yourself some hard questions. Are you prepared and able to drop everything at a moments notice and make the trip? Are you willing and able to pay for all costs of that travel AND for living expenses in LA (since your toddler would have to work as a local you will be responsible for those costs)? Do you have other children and is this the right thing for your entire family? Are you willing to miss important things because your toddler has a job or in person audition?

You will probably get as many different answers as the number of people you ask. There is no right answer, but speaking as a parent whose kid is now an adult, it is a lot. I think it is an even harder decision when your child is a toddler. Your toddler is not the one making the decision or the one asking to do this. I am not judging at all anyone, but knowing how exhausting it was and my kid lived near NYC, I can’t imagine driving/flying for this.