To our surprise, some of our parents have been experiencing up to 4 hour delays from when they execute an e-transfer to us and when we receive it. Although we usually get it much quicker than that, we are asking parents to avoid last minute payments. When using e-transfers make...
On Monday September 30th we will be holding our 43rd Annual General Meeting. Discovery Centre is a community owned Not-For-Profit Centre that is watched over by a twelve member Board of Directors. We are looking for two more parents to step forward and offer to take on a two year...
As a cost saving measure we would like to install a one programmable time switch in the Centre and are looking for a volunteer electrician to do the work for us. Our landlord requires us to use qualified tradesmen for such work thus the request is going out to you...
We are inviting you to join the many Discovery staff and fellow Manitoban’s who will be participating in the awareness walk on August 20th at Assiniboine Park. The walk itself is only about 3 kilometers in length and is meant to draw attention to the petition that over 26,000 of...
On June 18th a group of families and staff planted 19 trees in our “Back 40” area of the playground. Money to complete this project was collected from donations bt many of our families and staff members. Thanks so much to all who donated and all who came out to...
We so want to thank everyone who participated in our annual Family Fun Day in early June. Special acknowledgement goes out to RBC who sent us a group of volunteers along with a $1000 donation; West End Christian Community Church who under the banner of “Love Winnipeg” once again provided...
On May 24 a team from Stevenson-Britannia School and Discovery Children’s Centre accepted the 2019 Educaring award at a Banquet hosted by the Manitoba Child Care Association. The award is given to the Centre / School team that exemplifies a high level of cooperation and support in their work within...
Net Profit – $6,700 – WOW! On behalf of your Board of Directors and the whole Centre we wanted to extend our thanks to all the families who participated in the recent fundraiser. It appears that this is our most successful fundraiser to date and we wanted to thank you...
Discovery is embarking on a small outdoor development project and we need your help. The tree planting project is a part of a larger outdoor development that will take place over the rest of 2019. We are seeking grants for the largest part of the project which will include a...
April 29 to May 4, 2019 has been proclaimed as Early Childhood Educator Week (Week of the ECE). ECE week is a great opportunity for us to show our appreciation to the dedicated staff who care for our children each and every day. In previous years, Discovery’s Board of Directors...