Manitoba Child Care Association

• Putting baby in the corner: Manitoba child-care centres lack supply for demand

  “We can build all the spaces we want, if we don’t have trained, qualified early childhood educators to fill those spaces, those spaces stay empty.”

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2023
  
• New Manitoba rules allow symptomatic child care staff, others to return to work with negative test

  Staff at an array of other social services working with vulnerable persons will now be able to return to work with a negative COVID-19 test, even if they still have mild symptoms.

  Health

  Jan 2, 2022
  
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• Report says richer parents should pay more child-care fees in Manitoba

  The review, titled Early Learning and Child-Care Transformation, looked at the economic impacts of child care in Manitoba and made recommendations on how to improve the system.

  Education

  Apr 14, 2021
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• 77 Manitoba daycares open, but mixed messages lead to ‘chaos, confusion’: providers

  Jodie Kehl, executive director of the Manitoba Child Care Association, says inconsistent messaging from the province about funding over the past few days has caused a lot of stress.

  Health

  Mar 24, 2020
• Coronavirus: Manitoba daycare workers ‘treated like garbage’ say early childhood educators

  Manitoba childcare workers should not 'be on the front lines of sickness' as COVID-19 moves through the province, says an early childhood educator.

  Health

  Mar 15, 2020
• 26,000 Manitobans sign petition to increase early learning, child care funding

  The petition, developed by the Manitoba Child Care Association (MCCA), asks the provincial government for increased funding to licensed, not-for-profit child care programs, and to recognize the importance of these programs to families throughout the province.

  Politics

  Apr 2, 2019
• Manitoba provincial government announces 780 new child care spots

  Manitoba announced new child care spots Friday, with $22.8 million invested through the Canada-Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. 

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2018
• Majority of Manitobans want universal child care, poll says

  A majority of Manitobans wouldn't mind paying a little more in taxes if it went to child care in the province.

  Education

  Oct 25, 2016
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• Will western provinces ban ‘unfair’ child care wait list fees?

  Ontario is banning all child care wait list fees at licensed day cares and home agencies as of Sept. 1. Global News checked in with western provinces to see if any plan to follow suit.

  Education

  Aug 9, 2016