My daycare is in my basement and I love it..... we built our house a few years back and designed it with the knowledge that I was putting the daycare down there. soooo it has big windows, an entrance from the garage into the daycare, 9ft ceilings, a full bathroom, a kitchenette, fully carpeted except for tile in the kitchen and bathroom and the whole area is about 1800sqft. we only use the bedrooms upstairs for napping. some of my parents have never even seen my upstairs. I have had many compliments on my space most say its the best they have ever seen. when I advertise I either don't mention it or say "dedicated daycare space" I have never had anybody say im not interested cause its in the basement ...