Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) is now requiring that all of our staff wear a mask while inside working with children.  Discovery has decided that our staff will also wear masks while transporting children to and from school and the school bus. On September 21, 2020, Discovery’s Nursery School...

In our last post we recommended the use of a lanyard to prevent the loss of your child’s mask. The provincial guidance for masks actually states that lanyards should NOT be used because it contaminates the mask and can actually increase the spread of germs.  Follow the link for additional...

We are reminding parents who are dropping off and picking up their children in two different zones to be careful. Several parents who are visiting two zones during drop off and pick up are walking through our back lane behind parked vehicles. Often their child is running ahead or lagging...

Since March, Discovery has gone through many changes and we are anticipating many more. Next Tuesday, September 8, all of our School age children will be returning back to school. Beginning September 21, our Nursery School Programs will begin once again. This means more families, more children, more staff. Discovery...

We have changed our date for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to September 28th (Monday) from 6:30 – 7:30. This meeting is your Board’s once a year opportunity to share with you (our membership) how your Centre is doing financially and is also required in order to elect new members...

Discovery will be holding a virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday September 29th. It will likely run from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Details about how you can register to join us for this event will be communicated at a later date. The agenda will include the typical reports...

After a couple weeks of construction, we are happy to announce the reopening of our back-yard play space, better known as “the Adventure Playground”.  We would like to express our sincere thank you to The Winnipeg Foundation and Community Incentive Program Grant for their generous donations to make this project...

Now that the (COVID-19) Early Learning and Child Care Practice Guidance guidelines have been revised we are planning for some moderate growth beginning Monday, July 6, 2020. Two weeks ago, our government’s plan to have Early Learning and Child Care Centres grow to normal occupancy, still has some strings attached...

In recognition of the Premiere’s recent announcement Discovery anticipates a moderate increase in the number of children we are allowed to care for in our facility. We are waiting now to access the new “Health Guidelines” to ensure we are keeping families and staff safe. As the information is made...

For all parents who have returned to the Centre since our one week shut down in March you will begin to see a new item on your invoice.  On top of your regular fees you should see an amount listed as “Program/Facility Fee”.  We would like to shed a bit...