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If it's cost prohibitive to put your kids in daycare while you look, as it is for me, you'll have to get resourceful. If you are looking to use a nanny or childminder instead of daycare, you could use the time that you are interviewing to interview nannies by having them babysit while you are looking. Of course, it's stressful, but what isn't these days? On the other hand, if you are using a daycare, you might get your kids on the lists now and use a babysitter to cover until a spot opens. In our city the wait lists are super long so I've got her on a few lists and an interim plan to cover until our ideal place opens. I've used that analogy of chicken and egg a lot lately. For us it doesn't make financial sense to pay for a daycare before having the income of the job.