Hi Gauri,
I can understand your situation as I have kind of gone thru it. I am going to start my son in an in home day care starting this June when he'll be 11 months old. So far he was cared by family members and a nanny in between(for a month only) when I joined my work. We are going to give this inhome day care a try as this way we would know how he reacts to a small gp of kids and thereby will be exposed to less germs. We have been taking him to public places like kids parks, musuems, zoo etc and he did fine rather he enjoyed a lot looking and playing with kids so we decided to send him out rather than keeping him at home. If he doesn't do well or gets sick often then we'll look for a nanny or I'll quit working (possibility of later is more).
Anyways choosing a right care for your child could be cumbersome and is dependent on lots of factors, your child's personality, your financial situation and your confidence level. Ultimately no decision is a wrong decision - its all relative.
Here is a link I came across which helped me immesely :
zerotothree. org/ match_care.html (remove the spaces in between)
Again the daycare I will be sending Arjun to is not the so called best but its something I liked the most for him:)- All the best to you.

Take care
Amita replied. This just show how shallow u are..as soon as u saw my reply to arti's message...u had to give u'r 2 cents so that you can be miss two goody shoe and then you will say it does not bother me I am not here to compete...
U are a shallow soul!!!
Just think about your action and it will be very clear what I am talking about. It is soooo pathetic
Amita Priya replied. Arti
That is really good advice she can go both ways. Hope you are well
Priya Amita replied. Now that is what I will say is a smart advice.
Arti is giving her advice based on her experience without contradicting other's way.