Childcare

Finding reliable childcare in today's world is to say the least a quest.
I think I'd rather pick at a hangnail. I have been on both sides of childcare so I now feel the pain that my perspective parents felt when they were searching for childcare or just forking over the cash to pay for it! Dang it is so expensive! Now the $$ is the least of my concerns of course but it does add a little salt to the wound. My quest for childcare first lead me to a place that was actually highly recommended by our States DHS site. I found it to be dark, smelly and the areas for play to be very limited. Really the deal breaker for me is when the director asked me, "So how old is it?" My quest then lead me to the Internet where I searched facility upon facility. I thought I might try one of those chains that offered the web cam and a brighter newer facility. Upon further investigation I found they had been sited for having a teacher under the influence of an illegal substance.
OK....my options are beginning to dwindle down at this point. I did finally find a great place. My two year old seems to be adapting each day. I can now sneak out of the room without having to have him pried off my leg. My only complaint is he's a little dirty when I pick him up. Should I be complaining? They feed him good food, he takes great naps, his teachers give him lots of affection but his face is dirty!When I ran my daycare that was a huge deal for me. My kiddos never left me dirty! Am I being a freak?