Affordable childcare options in San Diego - first time posting

I have 11 kids and I need to interview and work without a sitter. It has been weighing on me all week. I am willing to trade favours. 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.