My mom used to run a daycare service out of our home, when I was in elementary school. It was a good way for her to work while staying home with my sister and I. We would get home cooked meals every day, play outside and do fun things.
I couldn't imagine dropping my kid off at any of those daycares, attached to a strip mall. Can't go outside because it's a parking lot. Indoor is full of neon lights and plastic bullshit. It just looks really fiat.