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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I'm a booster for the program but I personally would not have an AP for an infant.  If you do, look for one who is older (i.e. NOT 18/19) with LOTS of infant experience.  We know an AP who was a pediatric nurse, for instance -- so she at the very least knew basic child care.  Our first AP would sulk when our child didn't do what she wanted.  And she didn't always follow our directions.  Again, it was OK because our kid is older, but not following directions for an infant wouldn't have been cool for me.  
But that's not what you asked.  You asked about the good: for us, it's not at all about the money saved.  It's about the flexibility of having reliable, consistent child care living in our house so when there's snow like this week, we don't have to worry about missing work.  But it's also about having another person in the house who really, truly cares about our child and who our child really truly loves too.  Our DD absolutely loves our current AP and can't wait to see her every day.  We love learning, for instance, what "sleds" are called in her country and love to expose her to american foods (peanut butter is a huge wonder) and try things from her home country.
Best lesson, as stated above, is to communicate.  Be 100 percent honest about your family when you're looking for an AP.  Don't represent the family you hope to be, represent who you are.  That way there are no surprises.  And keep your expectations reasonably low: these are not pros.

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