Join Our NewsletterHistory Of The OrganizationIn 1971 a group of parents from the community formed a play group for their children aged 2yrs to 5 yrs. They used space in a local church for three mornings a week. Program materials were mostly on a donation basis plus a small fee collected from the parents registered in the program. Teachers were provided on a volunteer basis - each parent taking a turn on a rotational basis.This play school operated successfully and within one year had expanded from three morning sessions with 12 children attending to three morning sessions and three afternoon sessions with 20 children attending each half day session.In 1972 the parents decided to become a legal entity. The parents had always operated co-operatively and so decided to form a co-operative organization and became known as West End Co-operative Nursery School Inc. The founding members are Margaret Black, Maxine Kemp and Adrianne Bride.This group of parents became highly active in the community and branched into such areas as a full time day care, lunch and after school programs and community resource.
Harstone Children's Centre is a licensed, non-profit child care centre located in the west end of Winnipeg. We have five unique locations serving over 140 families, and we are government subsidized.
CareersCheckerberry House Inc. provides child care for children ages 1-12 years at two centers in Assiniboine South. Both locations provide access to major bus routes and several schools including Tuxedo Park, Carpathi,a Brock Corydon and Laidlaw schools.Checkerberry House Inc. offers an enriching program with trained, certified and caring staff who are always available to children and parents. Our centre is bright, stimulating and well-equipped. The centre provides programming centered on children's needs in a clean and healthy environment.At our centre we strongly encourage parental involvement in the form of drop-in visits, volunteering and various fundraising and field trip activities. A monthly newsletter and bulletin board for parents is provided to supplement information from staff.A key aspect of the programming at our centre is enhancement of personal well being and health. We hope to help children grow in independence, learn to socialize, develop self-control while expressing emotions in a positive way, understand and control their physical world, develop a proficiency in language, acquire a positive self-concept, develop large and small muscle coordination and gain awareness of their five senses
Liz , May 22, 2014Splash Child Enrichment Centre was invited to have a few of our children and a member of our staff present the Duchess of Cornwall with a picture made by the children and flowers. Enjoy some pictures of Michelle, Pi,a Mackenzie and Brighton getting ready and then meeting the Duchess.