I have a wait list most often as well. Like the other ladies have said though, by the time an opening does come up most of those families have found alternate care. Right now I have a wait list for a spot coming up in September when my one little one heads off to school. I have 4 families wanting that particular spot and they are all wonderful families so I'm not sure who to chose! This is one of those times that I wish I could take everyone because they all seemed to be a 'perfect' fit and that doesn't happen often! I have only ever filled a spot with a wait list family once and it was because I had met with them a couple weeks prior and then I decided to terminate a family who wasn't working out.