The Manitoba and Canadian governments announced $8.1 million in additional funding for the addition of 3,100 new early learning and child-care expansion spaces at 177 facilities across Manitoba.
“Supporting these newly funded child-care spaces will improve families’ access to quality, affordable child care, while also supporting the province’s post-COVID economic recovery,” said Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko.
$4.8 million has been committed by the province in new, ongoing operating grants. The funding is expected to increase financial stability for facilities that offer school-age programming.
$3.3 million is coming from the Canada-Manitoba Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Karina Gould said, “The additional licensed child-care spaces allow more children and families in Manitoba to access high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive early learning and child care, no matter where they live.”
Manitoba has previously announced the goal creating 23,000 new and newly funded full-time regulated care spaces by 2026.
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