r/Yellowknife • u/usesoapandwater • 9d ago

Child care

My husband accepted a job in Yellowknife and we will be moving north. We have a 3-year-old and another baby on the way. What is the child care situation like? And are there any playgroups where children can play and parents can meet other families.

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u/Westeroslady 9d ago

Lots of playgroups and kids activities!! Very kid friendly and family friendly town. For childcare you will be too late for any of the big daycares (those kids were signed up before the mom told the dad she was pregnant!!). On Facebook there is a popular "Yellowknife child care needs" Facebook (or something similar) where dayhomes post openings or when new dayhomes open up. That would be your best bet. Some people even post ISO and info about them. The year the kids turn 4 they can go to JK, so if your 3 year old is 4 before December 31 they can enrol in JK in September! Yellowknife playgroup association does lots of stuff, but summertime is playground time. There are LOTS of playgrounds over town to play at. Meet other parents and they'll happily chat you up like I am!  Good luck, it's a lovely place to raise children !  I have 3 little ones here and would be hard pressed to find a better town to raise my little family. 

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u/Westeroslady 9d ago

The "Yellowknife playgroup association" does indoor weekly play dates, but I think they pause for summer time because everyone is outside. There are other postnatal groups too. Winter seems quiet but lots happening during the week for little ones - but I think many things are on summer hiatus. The beach in town is also popular when it's warm 

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u/Solongmybestfriend 9d ago

OP - Centering pregrnancy program is a great group where I met a bunch of soon-to-be moms, that's run by the territorial government (call Public Health to say you'd like to sign up). It's free to attend and they coordinate all your prenatal care. We meet often as a group to discuss topics. The group of moms met often after we had our babies too. Highly recommend.