I originally wanted Charlie to go to FDC, mainly because of his asthma, I'd hoped he would be exposed to fewer kids and therefore not contract the flu as often. But after visiting some FDCs in my area, and then the CC near my workplace, I ended up putting him in the CC.

I just liked the centre I went to - they are a very well-regarded centre and they have a really good program for the kids. It also meant Charlie was close to me in case he had an asthma attack, so that was a good trade-off. I didn't mind the FDCarers I saw but there wasn't a huge choice (only two had vacancies) and I can't say I particularly 'clicked' with any of them. So despite originally wanting a FDCarer for Charlie, I ended up going with my gut feeling and putting him in a CC.

Yep he screamed blue murder whenever I left to start with. But now he loves it and can't wait to get in and me out the door so he can go off to play with his friends.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is: visit every option and go with your gut in the end. FDC is cheaper and this was the only other consideration I gave it, but still ended up enrolling him into a child care centre in the end, because it felt right to me.