Affordable childcare options in Tampa

I have 8 kids and I need to interview and work without a sitter. It has been weighing on me all week. A neighbour offered help but not every day. How long did subsidies take?

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 last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.