Bright Beginnings Educare Inc.
5330 Monterey Road
Headingley, MB R4H 1J9.
204 895 1147
brightbeginnings@mymts.net
TO REGISTER
ON OUR WAITLIST PLEASE CLICK
THE LINK BELOW
https://bbrightbeginnings.fastoche.ca/waitlistrightbeginnings.fastoche.ca/waitlist
PARENT FEES
Subsidized Age 6 and under
Child care subsidies are based on net household income and family composition including the ages and number of children. This subsidized program is for children age 6 and under only.
All families are encouraged to use the online Child Care Subsidy Estimator tool to enquire about eligibility or the potential impact to their current parent fees.
Fees can be dramatically reduced if approved.
For more information including the access the Subsidy Estimator and Online Subsidy
Application form visit:
https://www.manitoba.ca/fs/childcare/families/childcare_subsidies.html
Child Care Subsidy Contact Information
Phone 204 945 8195
Toll free 1 877 587 6224
Fax 204 948 2143
Email: cdcsubsidy@gov.mb.ca
AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS
Automated payments from your account are easy to set up for invoices, donations or fundraisers.
Visit
https://client.rotessa.com/link_authorizations?form_url=c71ed9a81f2c9f66
Fundraising
helps to provide supplies and activities for your children to participate in.
Your donations are sincerely appreciated.
thank you for your support !
Grants
Grants are vital in helping with completing projects in our centre. BBE is extremely grateful and appreciative of the support we receive. These grants help our centre to provide quality care, enhance safe practices and offer rich, nurturing and creative environments.
These funds helps to foster children's confidence, self -esteem and provides them with opportunities to learn skills and grow into amazing individuals who are each valued, respected and important for their own unique self.
This also creates a positive work environment for our team members, who are sincerely committed, invested and dedicated to our programs and children and for whom we value immensely.
Thank you to the following:
Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF)
The Government of Canada
Headingley Community Foundation
Community Futures
Noventis Credit Union
"Early Childhood Educators, Families and Communities working together to provide children with a Bright Beginning"
Checklist for new families
https://www.gov.mb.ca/education/childcare/families/pubs/checklist.pdf
Early Learning and Childcare Services in Manitoba
https://www.gov.mb.ca/education/childcare/
Early Learning and Child Care in Manitoba
A Plan for Action
www.gov.mb.ca/education/childcare/actionplan.html
Science of Early Child Development (SECD)
https://www.gov.mb.ca/education/childcare/resources/secd.html
Information for Parents
What You Need to Know About Licensing Requirements for Early Learning and Child Care Centres ELCC centres licensed by the Province of Manitoba must provide environments that promote children’s health, safety and well-being. Curriculum must be based on goals for children’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development and respond to the abilities, interests and needs of each child. Regulations under The Community Child Care Standards Act help to ensure these responsibilities are met.
Family’s Rights
Staff Qualifications
The centre director and a specific proportion of staff must have completed approved training in early childhood education to understand child development and ways to foster children’s learning.
Staff must be classified at one of three levels:
Staff must undergo background checks, including criminal record check, vulnerable sector search and child abuse registry check.
Supervision
ELCC Program Age of Children. Staff to Child Ratio. Maximum Group Size Required
Proportion
of Trained Staff
(ECE II or ECE III)
Infant 12 weeks - 2 years 1:4 8 67% (2/3)
Preschool 2 - 6 years 1:8 16 67% (2/3)
Nursery School 2 - 6 years 1:10 20 50% (1/2)
Kindergarten 4 - 6 years 1:10 20 67% (2/3)
School Age 6 - 12 years 1:15 30 50% (1/2)
Early Learning and Child Care Environments
Staff must:
What You Need to Know About Licensing Requirements for Early Learning and Child Care Centres ELCC centres licensed by the Province of Manitoba must provide environments that promote children’s health, safety and well-being. Curriculum must be based on goals for children’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development and respond to the abilities, interests and needs of each child. Regulations under The Community Child Care Standards Act help to ensure these responsibilities are met.
Family’s Rights
- Parents or guardians can visit the centre any time their children attend.
- Centres keep all information confidential but parents or guardians can request access to child or family information.
- Parents or guardians can be involved in the operation and management of the centre by attending the centre’s annual
general meeting or participating in the centre’s parental advisory committee or Board of Directors. - For questions or concerns, talk to the centre director first, then, if needed, contact the Early Learning and Child Care
(ELCC) Program at (204) 945-0776, toll free at 1-888-213-4754 or visit www.manitoba.ca/childcare for more information.
Staff Qualifications
The centre director and a specific proportion of staff must have completed approved training in early childhood education to understand child development and ways to foster children’s learning.
Staff must be classified at one of three levels:
- Early Childhood Educator (ECE) III – approved degree or post-secondary diploma and specialization
- Early Childhood Educator (ECE) II – approved post-secondary diploma
- Child Care Assistant (CCA) – 40 hours of relevant course work within the first year of employment
Staff must undergo background checks, including criminal record check, vulnerable sector search and child abuse registry check.
Supervision
- One staff person is responsible for a specific number of children (staff to child ratio).
- There is a set number of children in each group (maximum group size).
ELCC Program Age of Children. Staff to Child Ratio. Maximum Group Size Required
Proportion
of Trained Staff
(ECE II or ECE III)
Infant 12 weeks - 2 years 1:4 8 67% (2/3)
Preschool 2 - 6 years 1:8 16 67% (2/3)
Nursery School 2 - 6 years 1:10 20 50% (1/2)
Kindergarten 4 - 6 years 1:10 20 67% (2/3)
School Age 6 - 12 years 1:15 30 50% (1/2)
Early Learning and Child Care Environments
- Centres must meet the requirements of public health and fire authorities, including practicing planned emergency procedures on a monthly basis.
- Children must be given nutritious meals and snacks by the centre or their families.
- Centres must provide facilities for sleeping and toileting, according to the children’s needs.
Staff must:
- Use positive guidance strategies only. Staff cannot use physical punishment or denial of necessities as discipline.
- Provide space and materials for play-based experiences including dramatic, fine motor, block, creative art, literacy, large muscle, water, sand, music, science and construction.
- Provide outdoor play for all children every day, weather permitting.
- Provide experiences that recognize and respect diversity and meaningfully include children with additional support needs to foster a sense of belonging for all children.
- Build respectful relationships and work in partnership with families to provide high quality early learning and child care so children can develop to their fullest potential.
