Children learn and grow by exploring a stimulating environment and are provided with warm, caring individuals to offer guidance as well as creative and collaborative programming. Early childhood should be a time of wonder, warmth, security, exploring, and discovery. All children are creative and receptive; the staff strives to nurture and encourage these qualities in the children who attend our program.
To provide children with an environment which will support their development in all areas including physical, cognitive, social, and emotional well-being through the following means:
To provide a reflective learning environment that enhances each child’s level of development through creative arts, music, science experiences, storytelling and as well as:
To recognize the family as the most important and effective influence
on the development of the whole child by:
The early years of a child are those of curiosity, exploration, and growth. We strive to support children and their families in their early years of development by providing a safe and nurturing environment for the children in our care. We provide opportunities that enrich children’s lives, support their curiosity, and offer guidance to promote growth in all areas of development. Our Centre is a non-profit organization funded through parent fees and government subsidies. A 5-8 parent Board of Directors consisting of parents and community volunteers govern us. The Board is elected at our Annual Meeting held in March and these members serve a two-year term. Morden Day Care Centre was incorporated October 1, 1981 and moved to our present location February 1, 1983. Our building was built by Morden Kinsman Club and purchased by the Day Care Centre in April 1990. Pembina Valley School Age Day Care was incorporated on April 1990 and located at the Minnewasta School. The original license was for 20 children and was increased to 40 by July 2000. On April 1, 2001, Morden Day Care and Pembina Valley School Age Day Care amalgamated to create Morden Community Child Care Centre Inc. We operated on two separate sites until January 2002. In January 2002, our 2400 sq. foot addition was completed, adding space for a school age room and two offices. We are licensed for 8 infants, 66 pre-school and 38 school age children. On January 1, 2012 Morden Community Child Care Centre Inc. and Manitou Community Day Care Inc. amalgamated establishing Pembina Valley Child Care Centres Inc. Manitou Community Daycare was incorporated on June 1, 2000 and moved to our present location September 8, 2010. We are a multi-aged program licensed for 8 infants and 42 preschool children. We offer Nursery School, time, and dates to be determined year to year. Within our licensed preschool space, we can accommodate 15 school age children: before and after school as well as in-
service and summer holidays. Hive Site opened its doors in February 2020. This is our second location in Morden, and the third location licensed under Pembina Valley Child Care Centres Inc. The Hive Site is licensed for 16 infants, 74 preschool children and is named after the contractor company who built it. We will be operating the new RTM and it will be our third location in Morden and fourth location under Pembina Valley Child Care Centres Inc. The RTM is licensed for a total of 104 children, 16 infants and 88 preschool children. The RTM will be open by fall 2024. We will be operating the facility located in Ecole Discovery Trails in the fall of 2024, this becoming our fourth centre in Morden and fifth program under Pembina Valley Child Care Centres. Discovery Trails Site is licensed for 74 children. Pembina Valley Child Care Centres Inc. has a history of being a leader in the field of providing individualized care for children with additional support needs in our province, and we are very proud of this. We also pride ourselves in the excellent staff that works in the Centre with our children.
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