To be honest, I'm finding this daycare business to be VERY stressful. HOWEVER, that being said, I never worked full time out of the home while being a mom. I just had my first child and chose not to go back to work. The thing I am finding most stressful about it is finding, interviewing and starting clients. I have two clients whose moms are pregnant - one leaving in October, and the other doesn't know how far long she is (so she says). I am looking to replace both these families, and one of them just started two weeks ago! On top of that, mom (the one who is pregnant and doesn't know how far long she is) is having a hard time finding a job and just told me yesterday - on monday morning! - that if she doesn't find a job within the next two weeks, she's going to have to pull her out. I've only been open "officially" for two months, and I'm having a tough time finding clients because there is so much competition in my area. But, the one week where I was full and didn't know about mom's pregnancy and job issue, it was stress free lol It's just getting clients and worrying about income that I find very difficult.