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The effects that group care has on very young children’s development are still a controversial issue in the literature. Day care, either in someone else’s home or at nursery, has definitely become part of the political debate due to how it is linked to women’s working practices and the difficulty of finding a balance between work and family. This paper compares and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of small group day care for very young children, at nursery and in someone else’s home. In fact, these two types of day care differ substantially, especially with regard to the relational dimension. At nursery, the security of the affective bond seems to be linked to the collective sensitivity that the caregivers display toward the group of children. Conversely, in a small group at home, the security of this bond is linked to the individual sensitivity that the caregiver displays toward each child, as is the case when they are being looked after by their parents.With this in mind, I present the TATAPARK© Children’s Project, an Italian system of at-home small group babysitting (for a maximum of five children) specifically designed for very young children (aged zero to fourteen months). Childcare is offered five days a week by babysitters who are mothers themselves, supervised by a professional educator and supported by a helper.