I would look around a bit closer to see what the vacancies are like, but it depends how soon you want your bub in daycare too.  I have never had a problem getting my daughter in anywhere, but she went to a crappy centre to start with and you don't want that. They had heaps of vacancies and I should have asked them why they had so many vacancies! When I got her into a good centre, it was a recently built centre and she was over 2 at the time. THe older they are the easier it is but I know where I work they won't talk to mums until they are 6 months pregnant because they don't stay in the babies room for long.  If they spoke to mums who were only just pregnant they would have mammoth waiting lists.  It really depends on how soon your child will be left in care how soon you look for care.  Good luck with it, I know it's a hard thing to do. I want my child home with me every day but it just isn't possible.

I use Family Day Care and for my first child I waited about 2 weeks before getting a place. Whenever we've needed to change, we've found places very quickly.

It's around $4 an hour for Family Day Care.

Don't worry about it too much, though it is worth doing your research to see what would suit your family the best.

All depending on what area you are in but in my area i can choose where i like to go!!!! Prob 4 years ago was different but i know of 5 new one s in my area. You need to check and ring around and see what the vac's are like. Ring local council because they usually have one run by them and they seem to be a little cheaper than the norm. The rates depend on if u get a rebate from the government. If you get 100% you pay between $25.00 - $31.00 per day on casual. Full time prices are different and those positions are harder to find(full time). low income worker that only gets 45% pays approx $50-$60 a day my sister in law tells me.  Well if you are only ten weeks in and you think there is a shortage in you area bybe it would be best to put your name down when you are about half way through preg. Dont know if they would do it but you can only try. There are other options as well like day careers through council and they are the cheapest but name has to be down for a while to get on of those positions. Some people like that idea and some dont it a personal one.

Good luck Tee