Re child care. Make sure you visit a few places and compare their fees and facilities. You have to be comfortable with the surroundings. When Jazz was going to the child care centre, I sometimes felt like I was being judged and felt like things I was doing for Jazz were wrong. Don't let anyone make you feel like you're wrong. My mum told me that in most cases, a mother's gut instinct is correct, even for first time mums.

Also, find out what the centre/carer's philisophies are and how they discipline and things like that. Ask under what circumstances would they call you (eg: before administring medications, when child is sick etc). Ask what time frame you would have to pick the child up if they had to leave early due to illness. Some centres are very strict which may also affect the location you choose. When I was doing research before I gave birth, a few centres said strictly 30mins from the time they called to when you had to be there...At the time I worked in the city and the centres were close to home. It would have taken me close to an hour to get there.