At Discovery we continue to take efforts to break the Canadian Child Care pattern of spending 95% of the time indoors and only 5% of the time outdoors. There are many benefits for children that motivate us to take these efforts and the attached Canadian document does a good job of explaining some of these. Please see...
As of May 30th (Tuesday) we will be vacating the parking lot east of the Preschool wing of our building. The window installers will be using the parking lot for their work vehicles for about 6 days so we have asked all of our staff in parking spots #1 –...
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. While...
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 step...
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 is the largest...
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...
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 to bring...
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 symptoms of...
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 end of this summer...
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...
