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Edmonton Family Life

Mill Woods parks, winter survival, subsidy paperwork, and raising children in this city.

A brightly lit classroom at Ideal Daycare with natural light and activity areas

November 18, 20262 min

Edmonton Novembers: when dark arrives before pickup

By mid-November the sun is gone before many parents leave work. That changes naps, moods, outdoor time, and evenings — and pretending it does not helps nobody.

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Children sitting on the grass in a Mill Woods field for outdoor circle time

Edmonton Family Life

June 18, 20263 min

A summer of small trips: how we use Mill Woods with young children

Sakaw Park, St. Richard Park, the library, and the fields around Millhurst Plaza. What a summer of walking-distance outings looks like, and why we rarely get in a vehicle.

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Edmonton Family Life

March 11, 20252 min

Alberta childcare subsidy: the practical version

Not the government explainer. What subsidy actually means for your monthly invoice, what we need from you, and the deadline that catches families out.

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Everything here is what actually happens in the rooms.

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Edmonton Family Life

Edmonton Novembers: when dark arrives before pickup

A summer of small trips: how we use Mill Woods with young children

Alberta childcare subsidy: the practical version

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Everything here is what actually happens in the rooms.