Yes, definitely have your daycare space picture perfect and ready to go when you begin interviewing. And while it isn't impossible, that age group is more difficult to fill as by that age they are usually already settled in a daycare. The most response you will get will be for 12 month olds coming off of maternity leave. That being said, when I first opened, I began advertising in September and by mid October I signed on a pair of sisters aged 2 and 5. In December a 15 month old boy started. I stopped advertising to get a feel of how our day worked best with the numbers I had, and signed another child on the following spring. Spacing out their start dates worked best for me just starting out!