I would like a bit of advice on age mixes. I normally keep my ages so that I have no more than 2 under 18 months and 3 under the age of 2. I have a space open and have two interviews set up for the coming weekend, one family has a 2 year old and one has a 13 month old. I should be jumping up and down at the prospect of getting the 2year old that I wanted to even out my numbers as I will already have three under 2 years as of next month when new little guy starts. However, the last two 2 year olds I started were total nightmares...one I had to terminate eventually and the other left due to scheduling issues, but I may have had to terminate as well. I am now afraid to start a 2 year old! But, if I take on the baby, I would have four under the age of 2 and one 2 year old and my 3 year old daughter. I worry that the parents of the 2 year old (actually it's two of them almost the same age who will be sharing a space due to mat leave) will not be happy with nobody the same age as their child. I also worry about total chaos once all the one year olds hit toddlerness at the same time. Also, the 13 month old would be part-time, but starting right away while the 2 year old would be full-time, but starting in January. If I took the part-timer, I could still take another part-timer who is a bit older if I can find one. What would you ladies do???