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August 1, 2023

Canada, Manitoba Governments Renew Action Plans to Affirm Child-Care Priorities

Excerpt: “A new three-year action plan, signed as part of the Canada-Manitoba Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, sets out plans for the remainder of the estimated $1.2 billion the federal government is providing over five years for child care. In addition, a new two-year action plan sets out plans for the remainder of the estimated $78 million the federal government is providing over four years under the Canada-Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.”
July 27, 2023

The new child care owners

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.
July 26, 2023

Canada, Manitoba Governments Create 98 New Child-Care Spaces with $4-Million Investment

Excerpt: “The $4.1-million investment will support an expansion project in the Town of Altona for the Kiddie Sunshine Centre to create 98 new child-care spaces in the community including 20 infant spaces, 48 preschool spaces and 30 school-aged spaces. The new stand-alone child-care centre will be built on land leased from Border Land School Division and is expected to open in the fall of 2024.”
July 20, 2023

Governments of Canada and Manitoba Announce $180 Million in Funding for Child Care Spaces in Public Schools and Post-Secondary Institutions

Excerpt: "Families across Canada are striving every day to give their children the best possible start in life. That is why the Government of Canada is working with our provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners on building a Canada-wide early learning and child care system that offers families better access to high-quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive child care and early learning opportunities, no matter where they live."