The youngest child I have cared for was 5months and I agree with everyone that the children seemed to develop much quicker when they started in care at an earlier age. What I tend to find now is that the 1 year olds take a lot longer to become attached to me and there is a lot more time spent hugging and drying tears. I suggest to my families that they start coming to the daycare before the child is 1 year old, even if they attend only once a week. This way the transition seems to be smoother.