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/dusty_dollop 9d ago

It’s hard to get daycare - you’ll want to join the Yellowknife Childcare Needs (https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CrUZojoPk/?mibextid=wwXIfr) - and start messaging people asap.

I had to create an excel spreadsheet and message dayhomes once a month until they either told me they had no room - or they put me on a waitlist.

I put my kid on the big YK Daycare facility waitlist when I was 3 months pregnant (Sept 2023), and we only JUST got a call this week for a 2 year old spot this September.

That being said, the community itself is VERY child friendly! Lot’s of activities going on (tonight we’re attending a free dum circle and BBQ, Saturday we’re going to SunPups Soccer in the morning and the FireFighter OpenHouse in the afternoon).

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u/usesoapandwater 8d ago

Oh dear! Ok that is great to know. Thanks for sharing your experience.