Gerrard pledges $44.5M for daycare

Posted: 9:47 AM CDT Friday, Sep. 9, 2011

Manitoba Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard pledged $44.5 million over five years today to create more daycare spaces for young families.

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Manitoba Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard pledged $44.5 million over five years today to create more daycare spaces for young families.

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Manitoba Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard pledged $44.5 million over five years today to create more daycare spaces for young families.

“The wait to get a daycare spot in this province is unacceptable and the NDP have failed familes,” Gerrard said in a statement. “Not only do we want to give young families more access to daycare, but we want to give Manitoba kids a head start with a better early childhood education system.”

Gerrard used Little Saints Learning Centre in St. Vital as an example. Its 38 spaces are full with a waiting list of 188 kids, he said.

The Liberal early childhood education plan includes:

Creating a five-year universal plan incorporate optional early childhood education spaces, partnering with the public education system;
Dedicate more resources towards increased early childhood education spaces and dedicate more money to hire more child-care professionals;
Screen for learning disabilities early in a child’s life so resources can be provided when they are in class.