Wow, kudos to you for doing it all with pregnancy and little one added on! I too have a similar situation of a little one for whom it has gradually built up to a 7am drop off and 6:00/6:15pm pick up time in the 3 to 4 days she is here per week (all the rest of my pickups are 4pm). I am exhausted on the days of the late pick ups; I can't even imagine how tired you are. It leaves such little time in the evening for quality one on one with your family; I don't know about yours but my 3 year of goes to bed at 7:30 (it used to be 7, we bumped it because of the lack of time in the evenings)....so, trying to jam supper, cuddles, bath time etc in the sometimes 1 hour time frame in the evening frustrates my son and us as parents. I had to really sit back and think about my family and the reasons I chose to leave the work force...so I would not have to any longer deal with long work days and not seeing my children. My late pick up girl is sweet, but you are still 'on the job'. The good news is that this child was a temporary placement right from Contract signing last May....counting the days until February. My advice for you? I think you would be far more satisfied with the home daycare if it were a shorter day for you. But to go through the hassle of terminating then finding a new family when you're not sure if you will keep going...tough one for sure. Only you know what's right for you and your family.