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Parent Respite Program
Sometimes the best thing you can do for your family is take a little time off to look after yourself!
This free respite program provides temporary relief from care for parents with children birth to six years old. Children take part in a quality, play-based early learning program while parents take some time to:
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Go to job interviews, attend appointments (medical, legal, financial), etc.
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Clean the house, take care of repairs and maintenance, run important errands.
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Have a break from from parenting to improve overall family functioning and stability.
Call 780-471-3737 for information or to register.
Program Highlights:
Childcare communities by age:
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Exploration Community: for children aged birth to two and a half years old.
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Discovery Community: for children two and a half to six years old.
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Both communities are staffed by qualified Early Childhood Educators.
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All children are served healthy meals and snacks.
Flexible scheduling:
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Available hours: 8:30am to 5:30pm, Tuesday to Friday
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Booked as needed: families can schedule an hour or two, a morning, the full day.
Access to full Norwood services and supports:
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Parent and family supports: mental health therapist on-site, 'Ages and Stages' questionnaires, in-home visits, and more.
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Referrals to other services throughout Edmonton.
Peek inside the Parent Respite Program communities:
What parents say:
"Norwood has been reliable and very helpful. I love this program and I will keep recommending to other parents. I really got to see big development in my sons since he started this program. Wonderful job to all the ladies who make respite work!"
"Norwood has supported me and my family in some very difficult times. Without the support and respite, I'm not sure I would have made it, under the amount of stress I was under. Every staff member is amazing."
"Respite helped so much, as a single mom of two under two. I was able to get time to myself that otherwise wouldn't have. So grateful for the program."
"Parent respite has helped me to have my appointments without worrying about my children."