Facilities and Activities
Hourly Drop-In Childcare
The hours available for drop-in are:
Mon to Sat: 10 am-5 pm
Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm
1 child $14.00 per hour
2 children $12.50 per hour, per child
3 or more $11.00 per hour, per child
Ages for drop-in: 2-10 years old. it is preferable if your child is currently potty learning so our center doesn’t need to be concerned with diapering.
This service is temporary childcare. We are not a licensed childcare facility, but we do have the dedicated staff for this service.
Included with the hourly rate:
- Daily playcenter pass ($10 value), playcenter pass can be used for additional hours if parent attends the facility at pick-up, same day only.
- Snack/Drink voucher of $2 per hour, per child at time and date of stay only (snacks to be selected at time of arrival).
- Total hours per day, per child
– Ages 2 -3 years is 2 hours max. No exceptions.
– Ages 4 -10 is 4 hours max. No exceptions.
– This means the minimum number of hours is 1 to maximum of 4 hours per day based on ages listed above - Please bring a change of clothes and necessary pull-up diapers.
Activities your child may participate in at any given time may or may not be:
- Crafts
- Quiet play in dedicated drop-in room
- Sensory play at sand table
- Sport simulator
- Imaginative play (play houses)
- Toddler play area (age appropriate)
- Main play structure (age appropriate)
This service is for the parent or caregiver that needs care for their child to do tasks that your child may or may not be able to attend such as:
- Doctor appointments
- Dental appointments
- Counselling appointments
- Spa day
- Esthetics such as nail, eyelashes, hair appointments
- Grocery shopping
- Massage appointments
- Sleeping and relaxing time at home
- Water sports such as: boating, tubing, swimming, water skiing, knee boarding, etc.
- Winter sports such as: snowmobiling, skiing, sledding, cross country skiing, etc.
- Summer activities such as: quadding, dirt biking, hiking, fishing, etc.
- Lunch dates
- Emergency situations
- Last minute plans
Things to bring:
- Water bottle
- Snack if child is on special diet
- Socks / shoes are not worn in the center
- Change of clothes
Homeschool Pod
Come join us for 3 hours Thursday mornings from 10am-1pm to learn, gather and play. Included in the monthly membership is a private room to learn, private sports room to play or project learning materials and access to the play center areas for general play. Of course, we can’t forget the cafe for parents to gather or catch up on their own work.
Homeschool Membership (1-2 children)
$25 recurring per month.
Homeschool Membership (3-5 children)
$50 recurring per month.
Private Rental
Groups Over 10
If you have a large group such as a sports team, anniversary, birthday party, large camping group etc. and need a place to unwind after a great practice, tournament, want to celebrate in a clean and safe area for kids, need to get out of the HOT or COLD weather you have come to the right place. Our center is equipped for the young and the young at heart. There is something for everyone. Catering is available. No outside food or drink. Rental is 2-hour minimum. Please contact the center for availability and more information at (403) 864-0911 or at dropnhop.ca.
Imaginative Play Houses
Let your child explore our imaginative play houses playing in:
cafe house with our hotdog/ice cream cart and playing market;
doctor clinic testing blood pressure and listening to your heart being a doctor/nurse; and
firehouse being a fireman/woman with our fire trucks and fire station.
There are several toys to choose from to let your child’s imagination run wild!
Date Night
Date night is available Friday and Saturday nights from 5.30 pm – 9.30 pm. Let us give your family a break by keeping your child safe and having fun in our center while you take some time to reconnect with your spouse, friends, colleagues or a have “ME” night alone to recharge.
This 4-hour block of time was developed through our own experiences as parents. Ya know, 2 hours is just not enough time for a date! You need 4 hours for a wonderful sit down dinner or a casual dinner and a movie. We feel that parents/caregivers deserve a night out without being rushed.
Our date night activities include free play of the center including use of the sport simulators when available for the first 2 hours and the remaining 2 hours will be an age appropriate movie shown on one of our sport simulator screens for the BIG movie feel. And of course POPCORN is included in the price.
Please bring your children ready to play with their bellies full from having supper at home. Ages for date night are 4-12 years old.
$30 for 1st child
$20 for each additional child
Indoor Play Structure
Our indoor play structure is nearly 1000 sq.ft. of absolute fun! You enter the playground climbing the moon bumps to slide down the super slide to the obstacle course of peaks and a balance rope that ends at the ball pit; or continue through to the cave peaks and crawling under the mesh to enter the ball roll over to enter the tunnel that connects you to our second super slide to the exit at the ball pit once again. Children just love to climb and slide and jump into the ball pit continuously.
The color scheme of the play structure is blue, red, yellow, orange and purple. It is very inviting, well built by a Canadian Company and is kept clean daily to ensure safe play.
Interactive Sand Table
This is an activity that truly needs to be experienced. This is where your imagination can be what you want it to be. How it works is there is a sensor and a projector. The sensor will determine the height of the sand. There are several themes but to describe this I will use the Ocean Theme. When the sand is at a high point, it will look like a mountain with land creatures and when the sand is at a low point it will look like deep ocean and ocean creatures will appear. This is a very interactive activity.
The sand in the table is sensory sand. It is very calming and allows the child to use their imagination.
Beware that this is SAND and SAND can be messy. Please keep the sand in the table for others to enjoy. Our staff works diligently to keep the sand off the floor. Please be kind and inform the staff if your child has carried the sand to another location or made a pile of sand on the floor. We will rectify the situation promptly 🙂.
Toddler Soft Play
Enter our colorful space for the 3 and under to enjoy. From crawling through or climbing and sitting on the multi-colored caterpillar to building a tower with the foam blocks your child can immerse themselves in play. The giraffe slide is just the right size for the littles along with the foam slide for beginners.
Come sit with your little and interact with them while they explore!
PUNCH PASS
$ 90.00
*Punch cards offer 10 visits which can be used any day for any child and do not expire until all visits have been used. Not available for 6-18 months.
Pricing Prices does not include taxes.
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Holiday Hours
Drop ‘n’ Hop will be open at its regular hours on all Statutory Holidays except for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day or unless otherwise stated!
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DATE NIGHT
Date Night is 5.30 pm – 9.30 pm every Friday and Saturday Night Rate: per child $30 per night Included with the rate: Playcenter access exclusive to the date night guests after 7.30 pm Age appropriate NETFLIX or Disney+ movie Snacks/Drinks available for purchase
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Hours of Operation
Tuesday: 9am – 6pm
Wednesday: 9am – 6pm
Thursday: 9am – 6pm
Friday: 9am – 8pm
Saturday: 9am – 8pm
Sunday: 10am – 5pm
*Times may be subject to change without notice