Last summer was my first summer, and I was freaking out in June trying to get all my spaces filled for September, thinking if it was me, I'd find a good space as soon as possible, right? Turns out, the vast majority of people don't think they need to worry ahead of time. I did fill up by the middle of August for September, but I couldn't BELIEVE the amount of "daycare wanted" ads that started popping up the last week of August/beginning of September!! It's a lot more common than I thought to wait until the very last second before looking for childcare. Don't stress, they'll come!!