We DO have subsidized childcare. It exists in all 50 states. But nobody is going to devote their entire day to one person's child(ren) and they sure aren't going to come to someone's private home. That's the trouble with most of the childcare ads that get posted here... nobody is willing to compromise (e.g. at least be ok with dropping your kids AT someone else's house, so they can supplement their income with caring for other kids). Instead, there's always that person going, "I bet there's a retired person who would just love to have surrogate grandkids!" Yes, some older person might enjoy babysitting once in a while. But no, nobody is going to devote their golden years to working FT 11 hours per day (with to/from transportation) changing 3 babies' diapers for peanuts each week. That is a LOT of work, 3 kids so young and so close in age.