You can’t beat your instinctive feeling about a centre or carer. But do make sure they’re registered.

Although I was lucky and had family as a back up I would only consider registered day care. Yes there might be the viruses and bugs for a short amount of time but after visiting a family day care I felt uncomfortable and unsure about the possibility of people I don’t know driving my babies around. Ultimately though in the end you need to go with your gut instinct so visit all your options before making a decision

Half the battle is actually getting a place

I’d be asking other people who they use for childcare, and listening to their opinions and recommendations. Word of mouth is a powerful thing, and I’d give a lot more credence to personal recommendation as opposed to advertisements.

family day care is good. you may even be able to use her if you want a night out 🙂