Affordable childcare options in Hartford

I have 16 kids and I need to interview and work without a sitter. There are 16 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. A neighbour offered help but not every day. How long did subsidies take?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

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