Affordable childcare options in Baltimore - what worked for you?

The daycare near me wants more than I can pay. Thank you in advance. I looked into subsidies but the forms are long. What worked for you?

Libraries and community centres run free activities that gave me a couple of hours.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 6 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.