Finding a place you feel comfortable leaving your kids is an age old dilemma.Luckily when my boys were younger ,i had my mom to watch them.When my ex and i were first married and had our first son, we had  to work different shifts.He worked days and i 3-11, i would leave literally the second he walked in the door.When they were a little older and i was in home care, i found an awesome home day care.When i was searching for home day cares i spent ALOT of time researching, checking references,  licensure etc.As far as money goes, i am sure it is way more expensive now, my boys are 13 and 16 now.I would ask different family members, co workers, schools..Your church, pastor and such would be a good place to check also.Good luck in the search..Just be diligent and youll find the right place...

Oh my GOD!!!. I am so thankful for family, and first GOD's help. I always was blessed with jobs that I could always take my children to work with me, before I became a CNA, I was a homecare worker for almost 2 years, still is. I am so thankful for God supplying me with avenues to help me, because I was a struggling single, but not yet divorce parent, when I was in school, I had family, and Childcare services in affect. I was still working up into the point I started the CNA program, it was a 2 1/2 month program. It was so hard, when I started my clinicals, because we had to be there at 6:00am. My children had to be at school at before 8:00am, I would have to get them up at 4:30am in the mornings, get them dressed, and walk them to the bus stop, then they stayed at the babysitters until the time they had to go to school. I am so blessed,, to have children, that go with flow. So after school, I had to pick my children up at the babysitters, or have them go to the afterschool program, which is over at 6:00pm. It was very hard, and that was all before I started working as a CNA . My shift was 3:to 11pm, so the only times I really got to see my children were in the mornings, or during my days off. I give all the praise to all mother, fathers and  too all the single parents that know about the whoes of working parenting, it takes that special kind of person, to keep it all together, and it takes that special kind of child, or children to not to be selfish, but to be on the same page.