Yes I too like them to start right after the mat leave. However two of my current kids came to me older. One i got because they relocated to my town (child was 22 months) and the other was a sibling set that the daycare closed while mom was on second mat leave so I got a 11 month old and the 3 yr old sibling. So while I agree getting an older child can be a red flag it's definately not always the case. But now that you have changed the age group that you are willing to accept you will probably have better luck