Six children and their teacher join hands in a circle. A boy holds alphabet blocks that spell out PLAY.

The Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC) "believes that purposeful play-based early learning sets the stage for future learning, health, and well-being."

Early Childhood Education
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Early Childhood Education

For Parents/Guardians

Do you have questions?

Do you have general questions about your child’s development?

Do you have questions about your child's behaviour?

Looking for child care or nursery school for your child?

Looking for parent-child (0-6) play and learn opportunities for you and your child?

Is your child with additional support needs transitioning into school?

Why do educators promote play based learning for young students?

Looking for more information about what your child is learning at school? Or how to support your child’s learning at home?

  • My Learning at Home offers parents and caregivers a collection of online resources to support and encourage meaningful family-centered learning at all grade levels including many early childhood and early years resources. This information can help students and families stay healthy, physically active, and emotionally well during these challenging times. The Web portal is a supplemental online resource for Manitoba families whose children are learning at home during the suspension of in-school classes because of COVID-19. Resources will be added and updated regularly. 
    English / French / Immersion
  • My Child in School: A Resource For Parents
  • Helping Your Child Learn to Read: A Parent's Guide
    This parent guide presents information about the reading process and describes strategies to assist parents in reading aloud and shared reading at home.
  • Helping Your Child Learn Math: A Parent's Guide
    This parent guide identifies important steps in developing numeracy skills and suggests activities parents and children can engage in to help build a foundation for mathematics.
  • Helping Your Child Succeed in School: A Guide for Parents and Families of Aboriginal Students
    This guide is intended for parents and families of Indigenous students and includes suggestions they can draw upon related to each grade level from Kindergarten and on, to participate in and support their child's learning in school and at home.

Wondering how to talk to your child about racism?

Critical/Courageous Conversations on Race: What your child is learning at school and how you can help

Critical/Courageous Conversations on Race: What your child is learning at school and how you can help
This support document provides a vision of how parents and grandparents can help prepare their children to meet the challenges of an increasingly diverse society while creating local and international communities characterized by diversity, justice and equality.

Wondering about how to talk to your child about environmental issues?

Are you concerned about bullying?

Wondering what kinds of financial benefits your family may qualify for?

  • Get Your Benefits!
    A 20-page plain language booklet listing many federal, provincial and regional benefits and programs individuals and families living in Manitoba may be eligible for.