It was not easy to choose the right furniture and equipment. The centre would be opened in a couple of weeks, but we still had not decided what to buy. The toys had already been ordered; we had chosen quality toys made of organic materials. The walls had already been painted, bright, vivid colours. A lot of contrast would attract children"s attention. We were not sure whether it was better to hang some pictures on the walls or simply have something interesting painted on them. I was actually thinking of one of my friends who was an artist and an illustrator of children"s books. baby cots were another problem. Our budget was rather tight but we could not buy any cheap stuff of poor quality. We needed to find something reasonably priced, with firm mattresses, sturdy but light at the same time. One of the girls, who would soon start working as a nanny at our centre, offered to order some simple baby cots online. She was an experienced babysitter who knew a lot about child safety, so I trusted her with that matter. And there was something much more important that I had to do. We needed new staff members and it was my task to find the right people. Hundreds of CVs had been sent on my mail account, so that would not be an easy task at all. But I was sure of one thing: I wanted to work with reliable, motivated people.
