Affordable childcare options in San Diego - 6 months and counting

My hours will change when I find a job and childcare is my biggest worry. It has been a long 4 weeks. I looked into subsidies but the forms are long. 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.

Our county's childcare assistance took about 4 weeks to approve, but it covered most of the cost.