The sick factor is a big one for me too even though we don't have a child in daycare I can see how it's a worry for those that do. I feel sorry for the mums who have to send their kids to daycare sick I'm sure most of them don't even want their child in day care to begin with but have to send them there as they need to work. When their kids are sick I also presume that the mums would rather be home looking after their babies kwim. But then again I could be totally wrong. Maybe they are sending their kids off cause they don't want to deal with them