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Discovery Children's Centre

Self –Declaration For Parents Working As Essential Service Providers

Manitoba government is making plans for critical care services to ensure that there is no disruption to essential services. Now that the announcement has been made that Early Learning and Childcare services in Centres will be suspended for the next 3 weeks information is being collected from parents who are

Discovery Children’s Centre Closure Due To Pandemic

The Manitoba Government has announced – suspending child care services at licensed child-care centres, effective end-of-day Friday, March 20 to Tuesday, April 14. The government’s plan will continue to allow home-based providers to operate: and create dedicated child-care options for front-line and essential services staff who need them. Parents are

COVID-19 Questions And Answers For Parents/Guardians

To assist in answering questions from parents, Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) has provided additional information to share. Why are child care centres not being closed like schools? It is important to note that classes are suspended. Schools are not closed. This is a preventative action to help reduce

Discovery's Pandemic Plan

Discovery has developed a lengthy document to use as a guideline in case of a “Pandemic Outbreak”. As an Early Childhood Centre we have been designated as a “critical vendor” as we support those working in “essential services” and thus will make every effort to remain open during a pandemic

Important Dates For Parents To Acknowledge

Parents please take note to the early closure and closure dates below for Staff Professional Development. Professional development helps our staff continue to not only be competent in their profession, but also excel in it. For staff at Discovery, professional development is an ongoing process. Discovery Children’s Centre will

I Love To Read With Adrien Sala

In many parts of Canada and the United States, February means “I Love to Read Month,” an entire month committed to promoting a love of reading and being read to. To help Discovery celebrate “I Love to Read” Adrien Sala, the MLA for St. James, shared books with children in

Tax Benefits And Credits Available To Parents

This week I attended an information session regarding benefits and credits available to parents. Some of the information shared was new to me. In order to get benefits and credit payments you must complete your taxes every year even if you had no income. If you have a spouse or

A Big Thank You To Variety, The Children’s Charity Of Manitoba

This year at Discovery’s AGM, a gift was presented to Amanda Henry, the Program & Outreach Coordinator for Variety, the Children’s Charity of Manitoba. Due to Variety’s generosity with funding last year, Discovery was able to continue to provide Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) services to preschool aged children

MLA Delivers Holiday Snack

On December 10th we welcomed our MLA Adrien Sala as he delivered Oranges for our children to enjoy at snack time. This has become a bit of a tradition and it seems that no matter the party the tradition continues. The oranges were a nice gesture as were his two

Fall 2019 Fundraiser

We are so very thankful to all the families who participated in our Fall Fundraiser. We exceeded our goal of $6000 which goes a long way in the purchase of classroom supplies, equipment and furniture. Congratulations to all the winners, both the grand prizes and the ticket sellers’ prizes. What