I have been looking into day care for my 15 month old son on fridays so he can spend the weekend with his father in sydney and I just couldn't get him into a daycare anywhere!! When I finally found an ABC centre at Marrickville, close to his fathers house I just straight away set up the process of enrolling.

At first I was relieved to have found care but after setting up a visit yesterday Im not too sure, I went ahead with the enrolment but wasnt Completely happy with the centre in fact the only thing Im happy with is that its daycare. It could have been that it was a terrible day (raining), late in the afternoon or that Im not fussed on daycare but this centre just seemed well terrible! It was dark, and the carers were a little stand offish and seemed to me a bit rude, the rooms are tiny and boring looking, the centre is old and lacks colour and well just from the look Im not happy. I expected bright colours, toys, happy children and big open spaces, instead the room in which my boy will be is a long narrow space that is well boring and plain.

Should the look of the centre be effecting my opinion of the care that would be provided? To me it seems the look reflects the care and it worries me. Has anyone heard anything good or bad about this ABC learning centre? Im very dubious about sending him tomorrow.

Are there any "cheat" ways of getting children into day care? do they take cash bribes? lol Im desperate to find good care!!