Kids obviously have a perceived higher value than cars, flats or electronic items and I certainly find the Nursery threads great as we're still trying to find the right nursery for our little one! I think CESK and Appletree have it right as they are introductions and advice and don't appear to be blatant advertising, or are particularly (and obviously) biased towards their own establishments, rather just share their knowledge which gives you comfort in their skills as carers, which is probably the best advertising you could get! Stepone is useful, but very irritating!!!