your situation sounds really tight at the moment

I remember when i put my dd3 into a child care centre, i was paying $180 for 3x 6hr days per week and i was earning $300 per week gross. Not really worth the effort for an extra $120 pw.

So i moved her into family day care. The cost was based on an hourly rate of $5, so it worked out much more economical.

Is there any work you could do from home? (babysitting, ironing, washing???)