The Manitoba government is taking the next step to launch a commission to redesign the province’s early learning and childcare system and create more universally accessible care for parents who
need it.
Kathleen Flanagan, principal at Kathleen Flanagan and Associates Inc. of Prince Edward Island, has been chosen as commissioner of the project.
Flanagan will partner with Jane Beach, principal of Jane Beach and Associates in Victoria, BC, to complete the Early Learning and Child-care Commission’s work, which will include analyzing Manitoba’s current system.
The commission will develop options for a redesign in the context of universally accessible, licensed,
early learning and child care for parents who need and want it.
A final report from the commission is anticipated by January 2016.
“The commission’s review of Manitoba’s early learning and child-care system will provide us with key advice and options,” said Family Services Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross.
