Made a free map of every licensed daycare & day home in St. Albert (and Edmonton)
St. Albert parent project: I built tinycareconnect.ca — every licensed childcare provider in St. Albert and Edmonton on one map, with filters for age group, subsidy/$15-a-day, day home vs. centre, and languages. Data comes from public licensing records; it's free and there are no ads.
It's my project (being upfront), and it's new. Besides the map, you can make an anonymous family profile — neighbourhood + kids' ages/needs only, no names shown — and providers nearby with space can message you first.
Being honest about where it's at: the map is complete, but the matchmaker and live openings only become genuinely useful as families and day homes actually join — it's a tool that needs its community. The more St. Albert families on it, the more reason local day homes have to claim their listings and post their spots.
Would love to know what St. Albert families would want from something like this — the smaller-city childcare hunt has its own pain points and I'd rather build for those than guess.