I want to make a layout for my future daycare and am wondering if anyone knows of a place where I can get some really cute, brushes, graphics for the layout..I would even be interested in making my own if anyone has any bases or any ideas of how to start making them.

Searh yahoo or google with "clip art" or something...

But if you are a new designer may i suggest getting a professional to do your site if it is your business of coarse.

Or you could get a free or pay for a premade layout but they have a lot for free if you want one.

http://www.freelayouts.com
http://www.freewebtemplates.com

I am not really new to web designing and I would rather make it myself if possible.

http://www.kenekila.net ?

for brushes:

http://www.lissaexplains.com/forum/search.php?action=showresults&searchid=83942&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

or do a search on www.google.com for "psp brushes" if you need some for PSP or for "photoshop brushes" if you need some for photoshop.

for images yeah it depends on what you are looking for. A good try is to go to www.google.com and click "images" then type in what you are looking for (keep it short) and search for it. Maybe you will find something nice :)

www.webshots.com has beautiful pictures i believe.

Love,
mirna