Other Mummy, I have been wondering the same thing as my mom is in the diagnostic stages of what they worry is cancer (the area of concern is her sinus'). I figured I would take advantage of EI's dependent care program but then remembered "duh, I am not eligible for any of that anymore."

I hired a dance teacher to come once a week to teach a class and she and I had been in talks of having her help out more during the week. The problem I found once I thought about it some more is that her bringing her son throws off my numbers and I couldn't get her to even do the things I needed e.g. clean, craft prep because I would have to watch her kid!