One of the advantages of a daycare centre is that it doesn't close if someone on staff is sick whereas in home care it is just us so there are times we have to close. Although since I had to look after my own kids anyways when I was sick it was easier to have everyone come and have a quiet day of tv because it kept my kids entertained and parents appreciated the no interruption. Generally I got the illness from someone in daycare so the tv day served them right. When it was my own kids sick the day went the same - the daycare sat in front of the tv and I cared for the sickies in the background.

A lot of the questions on the lady's list do come from online lists of what to ask in a childcare interview so not as strange as it might seem but if a parent comes for an interview and starts with the list I let them know the kinds of things that do matter more and why.