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Discovery Children's Centre

Discovery Opens Arms to 4 Chinese Children In July

Last year on a Friday afternoon in July, two young ladies from China showed up at Discovery Centres front door. I was about to leave for the airport to pick up some relatives and so I had only 30 minutes to inquire about their visit and show them our Centre.

Cash Payments Being Phased Out

As a part of a multiple step process, Discovery Centre is discontinuing cash payments in the Flex room as of the end of May. All cash payments after that time will need to be made in the office during regular office hours (Mon- Fri 8:30am – 5:00pm). Our next

Family Fun Day - June 27, 2017

We are excited and pleased to announce June 27th (Tuesday) as the date of this year’s Family Fun Day. Please consider this a personal invitation to you and your family to join us for this fun filled, community building event. With 300-400 people expected to attend this event, it

Alert - Day Light Savings Time Starts This Saturday!

Remember that our clocks “spring” forward by one hour on Saturday night. Now the challenge will to get your kids out of bed an hour early on Monday. This was never the most favourite time of year when my wife and I had young children at home. All the best

Save The Date For Family Fun Day On Tuesday June 27, 2017

Family Fun Day will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 (5:00pm-7:30pm). We have scheduled an alternate rain date for June 29, 2017. This year we will once again be holding a Silent Auction and will begin collecting donations. We have prepared a letter that families can use

Mumps Outbreak in Manitoba

Discovery received a letter from the Province of Manitoba, Early Learning and Child Care regarding the mumps outbreak in Manitoba. In recent weeks the spread of mumps has been seen in pre-school and school-aged populations throughout Manitoba. We encourage parents and guardians to be aware of how to recognize the

Discovery’s Summer Leave Of Absence Suspended For The Summer Of 2017

This year Discovery will not be taking applications for the Summer Leave of Absence (L.O.A.) The L.O.A. is the policy that allows parents (of Grade one to six in our Day Programs) who wish to have the summer off without paying a full fee. At the

Is Your Child Ready For School?

We know that early childhood education plays a key role in getting your children ready for school. It helps develop some of the qualities they need to make the most of their school years such as language, social skills, emotional maturity, physical health, and the ability to express ideas. Children

We Need Parent Feedback For Changes To Our Adventure Playground

We have been working with our landscape architect on ways to enhance the play space in our Adventure Playground (the outdoor play space in our back yard area). We now have drawings with two different options. The two main differences between option #1 and option # 2 are: * The location of

Tabs for Harley - Update

Several parents have recently dropped by to see how we are doing with raising funds for Harley’s next wheel-chair. Here is what I found out from Harley’s dad. He has been able to do 5 drops of tabs to the recycling company. Each drop brings about $400. This