Child Care Renovation Expansion Grant
Manitoba’s Action Plan under the Canada-Manitoba Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement allocates capital funding for renovations of existing non-profit child care centres to increase access to licensed child care.
The Child Care Renovation Expansion Grant supports existing non-profit child care centres to develop new infant and preschool spaces. Applicants are eligible to receive up to $2 million in capital grant funding to expand spaces for children under the age of seven, ensuring more families have access to high quality and inclusive child care.
As of August 2026, over $14 million in grants has been committed or distributed across 12 licensed non-profit child care centres to support the creation of over 360 new and newly funded, affordable and accessible spaces.
Approved Child Care Renovation Expansion Grant projects as of August 2026:
| Centre | Location | Region | Infant and Preschool Spaces | School-Age Spaces | Total Child Care Spaces | Status of Child Care Space Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartwright and District Early Learning Center | Cartwright | Westman | 16 | 0 | 16 | 27/28 |
| Petits Choux Daycare Inc. | Somerset | Central | 43 | 0 | 43 | 26/27 |
| Portage Day Care Centre – Southport Site | Southport | Central | 24 | 0 | 24 | 26/27 |
| Downtown YM-YWCA Creative Play | Downtown | Winnipeg | 40 | 0 | 40 | TBD |
| Care-A-Lot Nursery Inc. | River East | Winnipeg | 32 | 0 | 32 | 27/28 |
| Garderie de Bambins Co-op Inc. | St. Malo | Eastman | 48 | 0 | 48 | 27/28 |
| Fort Rouge Co-op Day Nursery Inc. | River Heights | Winnipeg | 32 | 0 | 32 | 26/27 |
| Freight House Early Learning and Care Inc. Ross Site | Downtown | Winnipeg | 42 | 0 | 42 | 26/27 |
| Little Saints Learning Center | St. Vital | Winnipeg | 48 | 0 | 48 | 27/28 |
| Munroe Early Childhood Education Centre Inc. | River East | Winnipeg | 48 | 0 | 48 | OPEN |
| Razor Back BLAST Inc. | River East | Winnipeg | 16 | 0 | 16 | OPEN |
| Le P'tit Paradis | St. Boniface | Winnipeg | 14 | 0 | 14 | OPEN |
| Total Centres: 12 | Total Infant and Preschool Spaces: 379 | Total School-Age Spaces: 0 | Total Child Care Spaces: 379 |
