Childcare while job hunting, what worked? - 21 weeks in

My hours will change when I find a job and childcare is my biggest worry. I have read a lot of threads here and could not find my exact situation. I looked into subsidies but the forms are long.

Our county's childcare assistance took about 21 weeks to approve, but it covered most of the cost.

I swapped afternoons with another parent. It took some planning and saved us both money.