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We have sent out registration packages to our infants today. Toddlers and preschool registrations will follow later this week.

Here is a very rough sketch of what the layout of the building is like.

Wishing our new team happy Week of the Early Childhood Educator! We can’t wait to get everyone together and start planning our programs!

Work continues on our new building. The drop off loop will be on Ravelston. The entrance is on the west end of the building. You can’t see the windows on this side yet, but the two corners will be our infant rooms.

We have lots of nursery school spaces available for fall at our Ecole Centrale School Age Centre site. Nursery school is a 2 hour twice a week program (some children come four times a week). You can choose mornings 9-11 or afternoons 12:30-2:30. Cost is $5 per class. You can email ecschoolage@gmail.com for more information.

We now have all of our spaces full for opening in the fall. We will continue to call from the waiting list as new spaces open in the future. Our waiting list currently has about 600 people waiting for space. We know there is great need for childcare in Transcona.

Our priority for enrolling children for space at Little Flamingos is as follows:

Parent/Guardian MUST reside within the River East Transcona School Division boundaries and

a) be employed by our centre or work at Ecole Regent Park

b) have older siblings enrolled in one of our existing programs

c) have older siblings attending Ecole Regent Park

d) have a parent/guardian employed by River East Transcona School Division

e) order of registration on the waiting list.

Please note that another factor determining placement in our centre is the child’s age. Infant spots are for babies age three months to two years, and preschool spots are for children two years to kindergarten entry. There are limited transition spaces available in our toddler room for children between eighteen and thirty months old.

We have now completed priorities a, b, c, and d. We are working on contacting families from the general waiting list according to the ages of their children and remaining spots available.

We have begun to contact families from the waiting list. Don’t panic if you haven’t received an email. We expect it will likely be early May before we get all of our spaces filled. We are busy multi-tasking with everything needed to open a new facility!

We are starting to collect donations of gently used toys and outdoor equipment (ride on toys etc…). Donations may be dropped off at the school age centre at Ecole Centrale. Anything we can’t use will be passed on to someone who can use it. We are also seeking corporate donations to help with our start up costs. We are a registered charity, and can provide tax receipts for cash donations. We will also acknowledge cash donations on our website.

This month we are focusing on interviewing for our staff positions, and starting to notify parents who will get spots in the fall when we open. Both are long processes, and could take until the end of May before we get to everyone.

We will begin contacting families from the waiting list in April and May for spaces in fall 2024. More information will be posted as it becomes available.