Quote Originally Posted by Momof4 View Post
Betsy, I bought an area rug that covered most of the room for about $50-60 years ago and after a couple of years I threw it away and replaced it. It's a tax deduction and looked a lot nicer than the interlocking mats. Just an idea.
Area rug - that's even better! I was basing my suggestion from one of my employers as a nanny. They used mats in their living room while they renovated the basement.

My daycare will all be in the basement this time around, and I'd be using part carpet and part linoleum (for the kitchen/dining section).
I've had all carpet years ago when I ran a daycare (for more than 10 years)....and it wasn't bad.
Mind you, the basement then was just a playroom, the kids ate upstairs in our dining room.

I'm curious as to how some carpets described on this thread looked gross after a while?