I hate started them at 12 months. I much prefer 18 months, but it's the nature of the business. In order to fill you have to start at 12 months most of the time and you have to have a good business plan to stagger them in. I find it rare to get requests for older kids. Then they come with another providers habits... not always good ones. I started 2 at once against my better judgement, and I said I'd never do it again... then both moms got pregnant at the same time.... LOL ... Looks like I'll be doing it again after mat leave.

I have to remind myself daily... it will get easier as they develop and you have to have lots of patients.