Hi Fiona,

I am not sure where you are in Adelaide, but we use a local ABC centre as does my SIL and a couple of friends for their children.

I know that the ABC organisation sometimes gets a bad time in the press, but my personal experience with them has been fantastic.

When Olivia was in Darwin we used a commity based child care centre which was lovely, but since moving back to Adelaide have used ABC. I called them when we moved down (last April) and secured her a spot (for 2 days a week) straight away & she has been going there ever since and she loves it!

We have built a great rapport with her carers and the turn over of staff has been zero over the past year.

2 of her carers have also done babysitting for us here at home for both Olivia and Charlie, and they babysat for us for a whole heap of babies and children when we got married in the Hills last October.

Charlie is booked in to start one day a week from August as well: that is how totally comfortable I am with their level of care.

Just wanted to give you a positive ABC story (and if you are in the Eastern suberbs, let me know, and I will give you some recommendations!)