Childcare while job hunting, what worked? after 11 years as a quality inspector

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. What worked for you?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.

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