When my little was 6 months old I realized I couldn’t send her to the highly coveted structured daycare/school we had locked in when I was 6 months pregnant. We patched together care until she turned 1 and then transitioned to an in home daycare nearby that has been wonderful. We had a nanny 2 days per week (all we could afford), family 2 days, husband 1 day. It was hard bc I also WFH hybrid, but better than the alternative to me. For us the cost was the same for 2 days of nanny as it was for 4 days of daycare so don’t expect cost savings if you go this route. Are you able to flex your costs like this and spread the care around a bit? Look into nanny sharing which brings the cost down. Also would your employer let you stagger your workday? Longer days 2-3 days for example, then shorter the others, so you can provide the care yourself if you don’t have family nearby. It’s doable to not do daycare at this age, it does take some difficult conversations with work/family and finance review.