Childcare Backup Plan — What to Do When Daycare Is Closed in Regina SK | Daisy Days

Every licensed daycare family in Regina SK eventually faces the childcare backup challenge: your child is sick and can’t attend daycare, the centre has an unexpected closure, or a holiday falls mid-week. Having a childcare backup plan is not optional — it’s an essential part of responsible working-parent planning. Here’s how to build one.

Why Every Regina SK Daycare Family Needs a Backup Plan

Even the most reliable licensed daycare in Regina SK will sometimes be unavailable to your family:

• Your child develops a fever and can’t meet the sick child exclusion criteria to attend
• A statutory holiday falls on a day you need to work
• An unexpected emergency closure (weather, facility issue, power outage)
• The centre’s scheduled PD day falls on a critical work day
• Your child needs a recovery day after illness before they’re ready to return to full daycare

These situations are not rare — most daycare families navigate 15-25 backup care situations per year.

Building Your Backup Care Network in Regina SK

Layer 1: Partner or Co-Parent

If both parents work, establish a clear agreement about who takes which sick days, and whether any “sick day credits” can be banked. Having this conversation before the first sick day (not during it) prevents conflict when everyone is stressed.

Layer 2: Grandparents or Relatives in Regina SK

Grandparents who live in or near Regina SK are the most common backup care resource. Establish this arrangement before you need it — clarify: Can they come to your home? Do they come to theirs? How much notice do they need? What are their physical limitations? Do they know your sick child protocol?

Layer 3: Trusted Neighbour, Friend, or Babysitter

Identify 1-2 people in your network who have childcare experience, know your child, and could be reached on 1-2 hours notice in an emergency. Have their contact information saved and tested — not discovered for the first time at 7 AM when your child has a 38.5°C fever.

Layer 4: Workplace Flexibility

Understand your employer’s sick/family emergency leave policy in advance. Saskatchewan’s Employment Act provides limited job-protected family responsibility leave. Some employers offer additional family sick day provisions. Know yours before you need them.

Daisy Days Daycare Closure Communication

Daisy Days Daycare in Regina SK communicates any unexpected closures as early as possible via phone call and/or email. Ensure your contact information is current and that both parents/guardians receive notifications. Review our annual closure calendar at the start of each year to plan backup care for statutory holidays in advance.

→ 2026 statutory holiday closure schedule in Saskatchewan
→ Daisy Days Daycare sick child policy
→ PD day care in Regina SK

Contact Daisy Days Daycare to review our closure communication policy.
306-807-3233 | info@daisydaysdaycare.com | 2007 Potts Crescent East, Regina SK S4V 2E5