Objective: The objective in this study was to evaluate and compare the psychological conditions and hopelessness of mothers leaving their children to babysitters, relatives or nurseries before elementary school. Material and Method: The research was made after taking written consent from the 362 mothers referring to Family Physician polyclinic between January 2016 and January 2017, have a single child under seven years of age, leaving their children to babysitters, relatives or nurseries and accepting to participate in the study. A form including personal information and Beck Hopelessness Scale were completed by the participants. SPSS 20 IBM Statistics Versiyon 20.0 statistics program was used to analyze data. Findings: Our study was completed with a total of 326 female participants. Babysitters were most commonly preferred by the mothers in our study (37.4%). When occupational groups were considered, non-employed participants had a higher Beck hopelessness scale score compared to other employed groups (p=0.035). Scale scores were found higher in participants leaving their children to babysitters than those leaving to the nursery or relatives (p=0.040). Compared to other groups, median age was higher in those not feeling hopeless and lower in those experiencing average level of hopelessness (p<0.001). Result: The psychological affect of leaving their children to babysitters, relatives or nurseries before elementary school should be evaluated for the mothers. Regardless of the place they leave their children, several precautions should be taken to preserve the psychological health of especially young mothers, mainly by providing them to spend the time efficiently with their children as much as possible