What do you look for in both of these? Our preference is a childminder (at least until SM jnr goes from being 5 months to 2-3yrs) and then maybe look at nurseries.
Not easy trying to find a childminder that ticks enough boxes though. And at the risk of sounding very non-PC, are most nurseries really staffed by mainly large (obese even) 18-22yr old girls who (IMO) don't look the brightest? They might well "love" the children and the job, but are they really capable/aware/trustworthy/etc?
Tuppence and jelly babies for your thoughts pls ... tvm

