The best thing to do is to go and visit 2 or 3 of each type of setting. You might be surprised at your reaction (positive or negative!) to one kind or the other. The best setting for you depends on finding one that fits with your style of parenting - eg some CMs would have been awful for me, I'm lucky that the one I found is similar to me (likes to encourage a good long sleep for the younger ones, so almost always at home, in a proper bed upstairs, not in a pram or a 'quiet corner' etc etc - not important for me now, but other issues have cropped up that she's similar to me on).
Everyone has their own experiences, so I'm not sure they will be much help to you, as they won't be your own. You need to consider practicality, but as you're not fitting round working hours at the moment, then the potentially longer day of a nursery won't be important (although some CM do long days as well). Also issues like cost, do they take childcare vouchers (does your DH get these?).
Personally, we've had a CM since my youngest was 8mo, so about 4 years now (both DDs are there now). She hasn't had a day off sick in all that time (she is actually Superwoman!), and covering for sick days was my main worry before using a CM rather than nursery, needlessly. We work our holidays to fit with hers, where possible, but she only takes 2 weeks in the summer, and the week over Xmas when you'd probably have them at home anyway.
I think what swayed me for CM over nursery (and same with other friends who use CM), is that I actually wanted my DDs to form a bond with their childcarer, a sort of favourite aunt etc, and wanted their day to day lives to be a normal part of a wider family, so the occasional dentist trip, school runs etc, rather than in a more formal nursery setting. The school runs have been great in getting them used to the idea of pre-school and big school, they go out and about every day, and still do loads of craft back at the CMs house. I honestly have no idea how she fits it all in.
One of the other big plus points about CMs that no-one tells you about at this stage, is that when your DC starts school, you can just carry on the childcare arrangement for before/after school, to fit around your work and school, inset days, snow days and all that. Friends who use a nursery are now struggling to find a new network of support/after school clubs etc. It might seem like years away, but it crops up quicker than you might imagine!
Anyway, write down what is important to you in the care of your DC, have a search on here/online for other standard questions to ask, and then go and visit a few places. Good luck!