Agency visits
We walk the house on a schedule—and show up unannounced when we should. Detectors, barriers, chemicals, sleep spaces, and the yard are checked in person, not from a photo.
Children’s safety first · Grande Prairie
Children’s safety isthe first job.
Jack’n Jill Family Day Home Agency places your child in an approved Grande Prairie home—small enough for one-on-one teaching, circle time, and real play. We inspect those homes. Safety is the product. Teaching and play are the day.
- Office
- 102 Street
- Phone
- 780-533-2570
- Hours
- Weekdays 9–5
Kind photos are not a safety plan. Visits, ratios, sleep checks, and first aid are.
The product
Safety, in the house, every day.
We are a licensed family day home agency—not a giant centre. Educators work in their own homes. We hold the monitoring, the training, and the duty to pause a home if standards slip.
Small ratios
Family day homes keep mixed-age groups small enough that one educator can sit with a child and still see the room. Exact numbers follow Alberta rules and the ages present. We tell you the mix before you visit.
Sleep
Cribs and cots that meet current rules. Sleep checks written down. A quiet bedroom, not a hallway of mats. Awake children get quiet baskets—not a television babysitter.
Food
Sit-down meals at a real table. Allergies posted where food is served. Water available without asking. Educators know who can eat what before the bowl hits the table.
Outdoor time
Fenced play, written outdoor time, and a plan for driveways and vehicles. Prairie weather is part of the day—not an excuse to skip the yard.
First aid
Educators complete first aid. A kit, emergency contacts, and a practiced plan live in the home we approved. Training is a requirement, not a poster.
How to report a concern
Call the office on weekdays. If a child is in immediate danger, call 911. We investigate concerns about homes in our network. You never have to stay quiet to protect a brand. Office: 780-533-2570.
Read the full safety standardThen the day
Teach close. Gather small. Let children play.
Safety holds the day. What fills it is one-on-one teaching, small-group learning, and play in a real house—not a hallway of twenty cubbies.
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One-on-one teaching
An educator can sit with one child—reading, feeding, settling, a skill—while the rest of the small group is still held. Mixed ages make that possible.
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Small-group teaching
Circle on the rug. Songs at the kitchen table. A game in the yard. Shared lunch. A huddle of a few children—not a classroom of twenty.
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Children playing
Indoor kitchens, the fenced yard, nature tables, and rest after. Playing is the work of the day. We do not replace it with worksheets.
One-on-one in a mixed-age home
Someone can actually sit with your child.
Mixed ages mean the toddler can stack blocks while the educator reads with a four-year-old—or settles an infant while the others play in sight. One-on-one is not a private-school hour. It is what a good home can do because the group is small and the agency keeps it that way.
Feeding, a hard feeling, a new skill, a story: those moments need a lap and a few minutes, not a ratio that only works on paper.
See how a day unfoldsUnlike a centre
The hill is the home. We are the map.
Jack and Jill went up the hill because the well was at the top—not because a logo needed a rhyme. Families come to us for the same reason: the good care is in a specific house, and you should not have to find that house alone.
Alberta licenses us as a family day home agency. Educators work in their own homes. We hold the monitoring, the paperwork, and the duty to pull a home if standards slip.
Why this agency exists
Look around
Days that look like life
This month
Events worth putting on the fridge
September 20, 2026
Autumn open houses: meet educators in real homes
Walk through approved family day homes, ask about mixed-age days, and start a match request the same afternoon.
October 4, 2026
Educator Saturday: paediatric first aid refresh
Required skills for approved educators: choking response, allergy action, and winter outdoor safety for northern Alberta.
October 16, 2026
Hill & Hearth evening for new families
How matching works, what Alberta licensing requires of an agency, and how subsidy and the affordability grant apply to family day homes.
November 8, 2026
Winter outdoor play clinic
Layering, frostbite checks, and how our homes keep children outside in Prairie winter without cutting the day short.
Alberta funding
Subsidy and the affordability grant
Licensed family day homes in our network can participate in provincial affordability supports. We help families assemble the file. We will not invent a monthly fee on a banner—your rate depends on eligibility and the home.
How funding works here