my son is due next month and i have to find a daycare to place him in once my maternity leave is over. i cant afford to pay the full price of daycare and i have no clue about who i need to talk to about assistance. can someone PLEASE help me or point me in the right direction?! im desperate!

I can't help you since I live in Gainesville, but there are some in south florida here. Hopefully they will be able to see this and give you some suggestions.

Call DCF they have programs and will know which one to direct you to. You need to get on a waiting list NOW!!! or else they will tell you have to wait for funds.

i called dcf and they told me that they dont handle daycare. all they do is medicaid and foodstamps. i guess ill call back. thanks!

Brittany
I live in Palm Beach County. My son was born 9 weeks ago. I am in the process of trying to find daycare myself. Let me know if you have any success. In the meantime, if you are looking for some support in the area, let me know. I would love to come in contact with someone in the same situation as myself. Knowing that you are not alone helps a lot. Hang in there. Sometime it is all you can do. Take Care!!!

Kate

Hi, KateLaz, and welcome to SFV. I hope you stick around the site and find the support you're looking for. There are many great people w/amazing stories and helpful advice. If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask. Good luck and I hope to see you around the site!

Hey KateLaz,

I used to live in Jacksonville, Florida but moved to Virginia. If you go to the county website where you live, you should be able to find a link for child care assistance. Also, if you call DCF or Health and Human Services they should be able to help you out. In Virginia, Health and Human Services has control over the issues of child care assistance, it could be that way in your county. Good luck and keep us posted.

Hey there

I live by Tampa, FL~ but I was told this is about everywhere. The ppl got you on the right track when they said call DCF. They will provide you with FS and Cash assistance!! You can start to get accepted when you are offically 9 months. Then once you are on Cash, you can go to your local Wages office and get into the daycare program. You have to be working/going to school, or am the cash program from DCF. They WILL accept you because you are a PG SINGLE MOM! Plus add that you are on maternity leave and they will surely give it to you! Through the Wages office, they gave me a voucher for $100.00 a month, thats as much as the state will pay for a FT day care baby. Then they gave me a paper on daycares only 5mins away from where I live!! Yah!! Its 138.75, and I only dish out the 38.75 a wk *NOT BAD!!* GL and PM me if you have any probs and I can prolly find all the websites you'll need!

GL sweety

I meant 100.00 a week ~ sorry!