Earlier this week, you probably noticed the buzz around the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) beginning to flood your feed. After a two-year in-person hiatus, participants are understandably pumped for this year’s festival, which runs from September 8 to 18th and will bring in some of Hollywood’s biggest stars (Hello, Viola Davis and Eddie Redmayne!). But for many parents, getting excited about an event that requires getting a babysitter can be tough.
In an effort to make the festival more accessible to industry parents (who arguably are even more stressed out because attending the festival is part of their job), Canadian childcare provider Kids & Company has partnered with TIFF to offer subsidized childcare during the daily happenings of the festival. ?Not everyone works nine-to-five, Monday-to-Friday.? says Linda Starr from Kids & Company, ?that?s especially true during the 11-day film festival, which can feel like a marathon for anyone, let alone working parents with young children in tow.?
This year, industry parents of kids aged six and under can take advantage of 15 different Kids & Company locations across the city which will provide $40 a day childcare between September 8th and 16th (including the weekend). Hours run from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and include special TIFF-inspired curriculum “to inspire and teach kids about the language and magic of film” (though I’m guessing many of these kids are already mini indus...