Mary had a baby six weeks ago. She promised her employer that she would return to work. Now she needs to make child care arrangements. She prefers to have her child cared for with only two or three other children. What type of care is Mary looking for?

Based on Mary's case, the best child care for Mary's baby is something called family child care.

Family child care is a type of child care located in a private family home where individuals provide care for children from infants to preschoolers.

Family child care places always have a limit on the amount of children that they can take in at one time. However, this type of child care is generally the least expensive from all other types of child care.