I've been advertising a spot since July, when I lost a daycare kid to montessori school. I have had one interview to fill that spot, and unfortunately they went with a different daycare. I am not in a huge rush to fill the spot, but would like to sooner or later just to have that safety net if something happens to my current clients.
It seems to be an incredibly slow time of year, and it seems that there are a lot of people opening up home daycares in my area.