One thing with a small family day care is the "school age" factor. The way they license daycares in our area is the older the kids, the more kids you can have. So it's really hard to find infant daycare because an infant is usually counted as 1 1/2 or 2 children.
One of my coworkers has a granddaughter in a small day care (fewer than 12 total) and is always ill. Her grandaughter is the only infant, the rest during school hours are toddlers -- so the toddlers are always wanting to help feed the babies, change them, give them their toys, all the while their noses dripping and running....Then after school the big kids come to the daycare, everyone plays in the same area.
One of my coworkers has a granddaughter in a small day care (fewer than 12 total) and is always ill. Her grandaughter is the only infant, the rest during school hours are toddlers -- so the toddlers are always wanting to help feed the babies, change them, give them their toys, all the while their noses dripping and running....Then after school the big kids come to the daycare, everyone plays in the same area.