Discovery Children's Centre

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

On December 13 between 4:45 – 5:00 pm a parent’s car, parked on Hampton Street was broken into and the thieves stole a purse which had been left inside.  It has been some years but, we have had experience with thieves targeting Child Care Centres.  They wait in

One of the wonderful traditions for Discovery is reaching out to others who find themselves in a place of need around Christmas time.  Like last year we have two wonderful options for you to consider giving to: 1. A uniquely Discovery option coming out of our Christian Preschool room is

As noted in today’s Winnipeg Free Press article (page A5), an overwhelming majority of parents with children in licensed child care in Manitoba think establishing a universal child-care system should be a priority for the province.  This is one of the key findings that came out of a survey

Following a wonderful response from parents in Manitoba (a special thanks to all Discovery parents who filled out the survey), Probe research is reporting the following findings: * 75% agree a universal child care system, where every child who needs a space gets one, ought to be a priority of the

As a part of our agreement with The Winnipeg Foundation we have added their logo on the front page of our website.  In all honesty The Winnipeg Foundation have been amongst the most reliable and long term funding partners that Discovery Centre has enjoyed.  Recently they have contributed $15,000

Our goal of raising $6000 in our last fundraiser event was met because of the generous support of you, our parents.  The actual total was $5950 in profits from ticket sales and donations.  The proceeds of this fundraiser will be spent on furniture and equipment items that are needed by

If you are interested in what your elected Board of Directors is doing, please feel welcome to join our first Board meeting of the 2016-2017 year.  It begins at 6:00 PM, will be about 2 hours long and will be held in room 11 at the Centre.  Visitors are

The Blogger platform that our rooms are using to for their programs is having issues.  This platform is no longer being supported by “Google” and with the new updates to our I-Pads we are finding that the blogs sites are not allowing us to post blogs using our I-Pads.  With

Starting on October 21st we will once again be offering you as parents the option of ordering “Hot Lunches” for your children.  These days will typically fall on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month.  This year we will be offering one Pizza and one Hot Dog day per