Day care

Day care or child care is care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's parents or legal guardians typically someone outside the child's immediate family. The service is known as child care in the United Kingdom and Australia and day care in North America. Child care or day care is provided in nurseries or crèches or by child minerscaring for children in their own homes.
Babysitting is the occasional temporary care of a child during the absence of his or her parents. Child care or day care is ongoing care during specific periods, such as the parents' time at work. Child care can also take on a more formal structure, with education, child development, discipline and even preschool falling into the fold of services.
Some child minders care for children from several families at the same time, either in their own home or in a specialized child care facility. Some employers provide nursery provision for their employees at or near the place of employment. Child care in the child's own home is traditionally provided by a nannyor au pair, or by a extended family member including grandparents, aunts and uncles.
I've been a home-based daycare provider for just over 5 years, the best advice i can give you, is to be flexible. Every child is different and every child has different learning needs, you need to be able to adapt to these daily, talking with parents and lots of planning is the best way to go. I have a 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old son, the only problem I've found with my children and daycare is that they tend to pick up on bad habits from the other children. I have always keep my children's bedrooms off limits and make sure that they have their own space. I've found this an important part of being a daycare provider. I display art work and plenty of photo's around my playroom, i find it makes the children and their families feel more welcome in your home. Daycare is a great experience for both you and your son and I'm sure you'll both get great enjoyment from it. Also be careful it's easy to get overworked as home based daycare is 24/7, set up the hours your prepared to work and stick to it!!!!! Best of Luck!!!!!