At least 77 daycares opened their doors in Manitoba on Monday, but the executive director of the Manitoba Child Care Association says mixed messages about whether to stay open are sowing “chaos, confusion and worry” among local daycare providers.
Jodie Kehl says inconsistent messaging from the province about funding amid the coronavirus pandemic over the past few days has caused a lot of stress in the sector.
The original announcement from the province on Friday was that $27 million in grants and funding would be funnelled to daycares — provided they remain open to care for children of health-care workers.
That was amended later that evening, with Families Minister Heather Stefanson clarifying that provincial funding would continue to all