Two of my kids were born while I was doing daycare and I started my daycare when my first two were 18 months and 4 months so virtually 3 of the 4 have never known life without a daycare in their house.
The routine works around the schedule of the newborn. Sessions happen but are very short since they become snippets of group learning time. Example if baby only naps for 20 minutes at a time then your lesson becomes read a story, sing a song and colour a picture or play a game. That is then repeated 2-3 times over the day. AND most importantly you relax if it doesn't get done some day.
Have more blocks of guided freeplay rather than group times. That means you can set up a learning centre the kids can use themselves instead of you being the leader. While they play and learn you sit and put your feet up.
As much as possible push the baby to a daycare schedule and remember that by 3 months old your child can wait 5 minutes till story is done without being traumatized so it has to work both ways for the group.
Having hubby there to pick up the slack will help a lot as you should be able to get back to pretty much normal routine since there is someone on hand to do whatever needs doing at the same time as something else.
Remember you need sit down put the feet up time even if you don't think you do. You will regret it down the road if you don't schedule those breaks.
Most of your daycare families will also understand that the disruptions to routine and programming are temporary.
By the way congratulations on the final countdown to your new baby.
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