I send mine to daycare in the beginning I was a wahm but I only do the occasional day at work. All three kids go so I can juggle swimming lessons and spend one on one time with each of them, so the girls go twice a week and ds one, they love it and dd1 has made some close friends, I never have a child free day but it does give me time to myself when dd2 and Ds nap, finally finding the time to excercise and focus on me a bit even half an hour helps.