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Best Practices Licensing Manual for Early Learning and Child Care Centres


About the Manual

The Early Learning and Child Care Program oversees the operation of licensed early learning and child care for children aged three months to 12 years of age across the province. Child care centres must be licensed every year.

This Licensing Manual has been written to:

  • provide a general overview of Manitoba child care standards along with relevant sections of the laws established under The Community Child Care Standards Act
  • provide additional guidelines to centres to help them understand the intent of specific regulations and describe how to meet the minimum requirements
  • provide well-researched ways to help improve program quality and ensure high quality early learning and child care
  • inform centres about the forms, procedures and ongoing responsibilities for licensing

Note: All documents on this page are in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

The manual was last updated in October 2005.

Full Manual

 

Full Manual - with section dividers
Full Manual - with section title pages

PDF 4,710 KB, 166 pages

Full Manual - without section dividers
                    Full Manual - without section title pages
                    PDF 580 KB, 147 pages

By Section

Title Page
Manual title page
PDF 553 KB
1 page
Table of Contents
Table of contents

PDF 34 KB
4 pages
Section I title page
Section I title page

PDF 567 KB
1 page
Section I - General Information
Section I - General Information

PDF 48 KB
6 pages
Section II title page
Section II title page

PDF 551 KB
1 page
Section II - Definitions
Section II - Definitions

                    PDF 41 KB
4 pages
Section III title page
Section III title page

PDF 564 KB
1 page
Section III - Licensing Application
Section III - Licensing Application

PDF 61 KB
12 pages
Section IV title page
Section IV title page

PDF 558 KB
1 page
Section IV - Record Keeping
Section IV - Record Keeping

PDF 49 KB
8 pages
Section V title page
Section V title page

PDF 252 KB
1 page
Section V - Staff Qualifications
Section V - Staff Qualifications

PDF 60 KB
12 pages
Section VI title page
Section VI title page

PDF 563 KB
1 page
Section VI - Supervision
Section VI - Supervision

PDF 52 KB
10 pages
Section VII title page
Section VII title page

PDF 228 KB
1 page
Section VII - Space
Section VII - Space

PDF 52 KB
10 pages
Section VIII title page
Section VIII title page

PDF 577 KB
1 page
Section VIII - Early Learning and Child Care Environments
Section VIII - Early Learning and Child Care Environments

PDF 69 KB
14 pages
Section IX title page
Section IX title page

PDF 574 KB
1 page
Section IX - Behaviour Management
Section IX - Behaviour Management

PDF 50 KB
8 pages
Section X title page
Section X title page

PDF 560 KB
1 page
Section X - Equipment and Furnishings
Section X - Equipment and Furnishings

PDF 56 KB
8 pages
Section XI title page
Section XI title page

PDF 564 KB
1 page
Section XI - Health
Section XI - Health

PDF 51 KB
10 pages
Section XII title page
Section XII title page

PDF 565 KB
1 page
Section XII - Community Standards
Section XII - Community Standards

PDF 29 KB
2 pages
Section XIII title page
Section XIII title page

PDF 547 KB
1 page
Section XIII - Nutrition
Section XIII - Nutrition

PDF 49 KB
6 pages
Section XIV title page
Section XIV title page

PDF 548 KB
1 page
Section XIV - Emergency Numbers and Procedures
Section XIV - Emergency Numbers and Procedures

PDF 40 KB
5 pages
Section XV title page
Section XV title page

PDF 543 KB
1 page
Section XV - Overnight Care
Section XV - Overnight Care

PDF 41 KB
4 pages
Section XVI title page
Section XVI title page

PDF 548 KB
1 page
Section XVI - Occassional Child Care Centres
Section XVI - Occasional Child Care Centres

PDF 46 KB
8 pages
Section XVII title page
Section XVII title page

PDF 552 KB
1 page
Section XVII - Grants and Fees
Section XVII - Grants and Fees

PDF 52 KB
10 pages
Section XVIII title page
Section XVIII title page

PDF 547 KB
1 page
Section XVIII - Child Care Online
Section XVIII - Child Care Online

PDF 29 KB
2 pages
Section XIX title page
Section XIX title page

PDF 547 KB
1 page
Section XIX - Resources
Section XIX - Resources

PDF 41 KB
4 pages

Early Learning and Child Care Program 210-114 Garry Street, Winnipeg MB R3C 4V4

Email: cdcinfo@gov.mb.ca

Phone: 204-945-0776 Toll-free: 1-888-213-4754 Fax: 204-948-2625 TTY: 204-945-3724

Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m