I've worked in both and could argue pros and cons for both sides. It really boils down to personal preference. Personally, when I worked in centers my kids were in a home daycare run by a family friend. I can raise "6 of one/ half dozen of the other" arguments for several pages if I wanted to. As for staffing I can bring anecdotes for good/ bad examples of both: I've worked at a center that hired a stripper for an aide, and I've taught CPR to a home daycare provider who considered changing from cartoon network to nick Jr a different activity.

As for the term issue, I do have more flexibility than a center. Running a home daycare by nature has a healthy bit of ego built in: This is MY program, MY house, My rules, and DCPs are here to use MY service. If a parent doesn't like that- they can go bye bye. I don't have an owner/director looking at the bottom line. It is my decision when a family isn't worth the $.

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