I had my first request for June of 2014! The baby won't even be born until this summer. When I opened, I was happy to hold spots at no charge because I wanted to ease into this business. So I started three children in September, added one in January and have the last one coming in April. I didn't charge them anything beyond the deposit. However, all other inquiries about holding spots have been asked to contact me closer to the time they need me. I don't want to hold a spot. If I do end up getting an opening, I plan to just fill it with someone on the waiting list right away. I'm also not sure at what point to cut off the waiting list. I don't want to give people false hope that there might be a spot for them? Right now I have 5 people hoping to get a spot in the fall, and it doesn't look like I'll have a spot yet. I've referred people to a friend of my daughter who just opening, but it still seems that there are a large number of parents in this area needing daycare. Not sure what it is about Peterborough, but the woman wanting to book already for June of 2014 really threw me LOL