I'm looking to work from home so that I'm not having to pay costly child care fees. Does any one have any ideas of where I would start to look for these types of jobs. I'm looking for clerical but open minded to other duties also. Thanks for your help guys :-)

Unfortunately the majority of apparent work from home jobs are merely scams.
Either way you need to be very careful and do your research.

If you are a fast and accurate typist, you can make gobs of money typing (and editing?) term papers for high school and especially college/university students.Typing master's theses and Ph.D. dissertations are especially fun and educational. You can ask the principal's or dean's office to post an ad for you, and nearly everything can be handled electronically/via computer. You will have to work something out about how much you want to be paid per page (editing will be a higher price) and how the money will transfer to you.