nursery v childminder for adopted child

[meandyouplustwo]

Hi
I'm looking for adopters views on childcare for young children who are adopted .... all views welcome.
We adopted a baby aged 11 months last year , I have taken a full year off work and had a great time attending mothers and toddlers , music groups, swimming etc and had fantastic fun with a little girl who has been a joy to look after but its soon time to return to work ( 3 days). I also have an 8 year old and we often have children round. My young daughter, now aged 2 appears bright , sociable and very loving with an independent streak and loves being with others.
My dilemma is this ..........
My eldest daughter went to a childminder, loved it, the relationship is still there all these years later and she has become a close friend, unfortunately she isn't childminding anymore. It was childminder all the way for me, home environment , small group , individual (almost) attention. But with my adopted daughter I'm not so sure.
Because she has been in foster care from 10 days until coming to us at 11 months I don't want to confuse her, will it feel like moving on again because its in a home and not a nursery which feels different.
She has done one morning at nursery ( 2 hours) and appeared to enjoy it , she was happy on the visits and the nursery is the best that i have seen ........ nothing to not like.
Has anyone else had these thoughts and what did they do ?

good luck barbados girl, its so difficult , but today was my little bird's third visit , she cheered when she saw nursery , went in and started playing straight away , still doing some checking in with me but nursery was brilliant and let me sit in the room so she could see me and when she was happy playing and stopped looking for me i left . when i returned after 2 hours she was sat while others getting ready for a sleep , soft music playing and no crying children , staff laying with them and my little bird laying cuddling her new friend, big smile when she saw me but no anxiety ...........
and happily no tears from me either _ hurrah ! thankyou again and good luck to everyone who will be doing this with our little precious birds

Can I ask a maybe silly follow-up question: how small a nursery is too small (i.e. too much like a home)? Our LO came to us at 6 months and as it was foster care I had no leave from work, though now she is staying I am getting 5 months. She went to a lovely nursery right away, but we are moving house so I have been looking for another: the one I like best is 15 children and run by two women who are sisters, plus other help; it's in a converted house though obv it's no longer a home now, and neither of the owners has children in the group. I liked it because it seemed the most home like (mixed ages, some sibling groups etc), but now I'm wondering if that's an unwise thing?

good luck barbadosgirl.
well after 4 visits I can honestly say she is loving nursery. She goes in with a big smile and enjoys all the activities . They do a lot of outside stuff as well as a messy room and a quieter room for floor activities.
She has slept there , eaten there, and has a pet name "little miss sociable" because she just has to say goodbye to all the staff before leaving.
I met the childminder and going with my gut felt she wasn't right, very nice but not very stimulating.

well its a new phase , i feel much more protective of my LO than i did my BC but thats for me to deal with ........... my LO is ready to fly x

Thanks! He loves it, was totally ready for that new adventure and the extra level of stimulation. It was us sobbing on the first day! He is super excited to see daddy at the end of the day but has so much fun and doesn't get upset when we leave (probably because he is eating breakfast). His key worker is warm and nurturing. Calls him smiler and greets him with a hug so we know if he fell down or got upset there would be someone to comfort him. He comes home covered in paint, mud and food and just seems to have so much fun.