Thanks for the replies As it turned out, I only had one child starting this week anyway with a second one starting the middle of next week so that's just the way it worked out. For the first child, she came with her mother for an hour visit the week before starting care (because that's when we could work it out - I was still technically working at my job) and just finished two days here no problem. Next week, my second child starts on Wednesday but is coming for a visit with mom on Tuesday so we'll see how that goes. I appreciate everyone's thoughts though - I'm glad I found this forum - It's been very helpful, especially since I'm just starting out.