babysitting: does your state pay for it?

Here in Fl, they pay for daycare but not like a regular babysitting service, it's all at your own expense. In a previous thread, I discussed that you should befriend another foster parent and you guys can exchange babysitting service at no charge. You babysit all their kids for a couple of ours so that you can have a date night and do the same for them. I think 1-2x a month is sufficient.