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Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998
Early childhood care and education in Manitoba
Planning and development Provincial context Legislation History Related services Planning and development Standards and regulations Space statistics Provincial context Child care services Provincial official responsible for child care Legislation Recent developments History Standards and regulations Children with special needs Child care services Key provincial organizations Recent developments Municipal role Administration Funding Standards and regulations Aboriginal child care Children with special needs
Legislation MB

Manitoba. Legislative Assembly. The Community Child Day Care Standards Act, 1983 as amended in 1986.

Manitoba. Legislative Assembly. Manitoba Child Day Care Regulations, 23/87, 62/86, and 148/83 as amended to Chapter C-158. 1986.

 
Provincial official responsible for child care MB

Kathy Reid, Director
Manitoba Family Services and Housing
Child Day Care
102-114 Garry Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1G1
Telephone: (204) 945-2668
Facsimile: (204) 948-2143

 
Child care services MB

UNREGULATED CHILD CARE
Maximum number of children permitted 4

No more than two children may be under 2 years. Figure includes the caregiver's own children under 12 years.

REGULATED CHILD CARE

Day care centres    Full-day centre-based services for at least five children under 6 years, or no more than three children under 2 years, for more than 4 continuous hours/day, 3 or more days/week.

Nursery schools    Part-time programs for more than three infants or more than five preschoolers, no more than three are infants, 4 or less hours/day, less than 3 days/week.

School-age child care centres   Services outside school hours for more than eight children 6-12 years and may include children attending kindergarten. Services may be exempt from licensing by Child Day Care.

Family day care homes    Care in a private home for a maximum of eight children under 12 years (including the providers' own children under 12 years). Not more than five children may be under 6 years, and not more than three children may be under 2 years.

Group family day care homes    Care in a private home by two caregivers for a maximum of 12 children (including the providers' own children under 12 years). Not more than three of the children may be under 2 years.

Occasional day care centres    Care on a casual basis for more than three infants, or more than five preschoolers of whom not more than three are infants, or more than eight children of whom not more than five are preschoolers and not more than three are infants.

 
Children with special needs MB

Manitoba has no written policy on children with special needs. The Children with Disabilities Program integrates children with special needs into mainstream child care. Support is available to non-profit day care centres, nursery schools and family and group day care homes. There may be waiting lists for care. Staffing grants are the main grant support at facilities caring for children with special needs. There are no special training requirements for staff working with children with disabilities.

 
Aboriginal child care MB

Manitoba does not license or fund child care programs on-reserve. The Child Day Care Branch assists facilities on-reserve to meet licensing requirements. Approximately 60 new child care centres have been established in First Nations communities under the federal government’s First Nations/Inuit Child Care Initiative. A First Nations ECE training program has been developed in Opaskawayak-Keewatin Community College. A certificate program in Aboriginal child care is offered through Red River Community College.

 
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