Amount of control the parent has over the care for the child is one thing - with a nanny they set the guidelines but have to provide the space, resources, etc to do it, a centre is the other extreme and they get little say in what happens, they THINK they have more say in a dayhome because of the more intimate nature of it.

Socialization: nanny must take the child out to be with others, in a centre there are lots - often too many others around constantly and in homecare there are only a few to deal with with enough room to get away when they need to.

Cost - nanny and daycare centre can be expensive compared to home care