The Province of Manitoba, with its community partners,
has developed a continuum of programs and services for
children, youth and families. Choose from the age groups
below to learn more. Program descriptions will appear
below. You can also view a text
version of this page.
| Early Childhood Development |
 Pregnancy
Early Childhood Development
The Early Childhood Development section describes the investments made to support families and communities in helping children get the best possible start in life. |
Parent-Child Centred Coalitions
The Parent-Child Centred Approach brings resources together through community coalitions across the province to support parenting, improve children\'s nutrition and literacy, and build capacity for helping families in their own communities. |
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Families First
Families First offers home visiting supports to families with children, from pregnancy to school entry. |
Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit
The Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit is a monthly cheque available to income-eligible women to help with eating well during pregnancy. |
Healthy Baby Community Programs
Healthy Baby Community Support Programs offer social support and informal learning opportunities to encourage early, regular prenatal care and promote healthy infant development. |
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 Birth - 3 years
Early Childhood Development
The Early Childhood Development section describes the investments made to support families and communities in helping children get the best possible start in life |
Parent-Child Centred Coalitions
The Parent-Child Centred Approach brings resources together through community coalitions across the province to support parenting, improve children\'s nutrition and literacy, and build capacity for helping families in their own communities. |
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Healthy Baby Community Programs
Healthy Baby Community Support Programs offer social support and informal learning opportunities to encourage early, regular prenatal care and promote healthy infant development. |
Families First
Families First offers home visiting supports to families with children, from pregnancy to school entry. |
Triple P - Positive Parenting Program
The Triple P - Positive Parenting Program promotes positive, caring relationships between parents and their children and helps parents learn effective management strategies for dealing with a variety of childhood developmental and behavioural issues. |
Child Day Care
Child Day Care coordinates and oversees accessible, high-quality child care for children from 12 weeks to 12 years of age. |
Children's Special Services
Children's Special Services provides support to families to care for children who have physical and/or mental disabilities. |
Education's ECD Initiative
Education and Youth's Early Childhood Development Initiative assists school divisions/districts in providing services for pre-schoolers (birth to 5 years of age) to increase readiness for school. |
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 3 - 6 years
Early Childhood Development
The Early Childhood Development section describes the investments made to support families and communities in helping children get the best possible start in life |
Parent-Child Centred Coalitions
The Parent-Child Centred Approach brings resources together through community coalitions across the province to support parenting, improve children\'s nutrition and literacy, and build capacity for helping families in their own communities. |
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Families First
Families First offers home visiting supports to families with children, from pregnancy to school entry. |
Triple P - Positive Parenting Program
The Triple P - Positive Parenting Program promotes positive, caring relationships between parents and their children and helps parents learn effective management strategies for dealing with a variety of childhood developmental and behavioural issues. |
Child Day Care
Child Day Care coordinates and oversees accessible, high-quality child care for children from 12 weeks to 12 years of age. |
Children's Special Services
Children's Special Services provides support to families to care for children who have physical and/or mental disabilities. |
Education's ECD Initiative
Education and Youth's Early Childhood Development Initiative assists school divisions/districts in providing services for pre-schoolers (birth to 5 years of age) to increase readiness for school. |
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6 - 12 years
Parent-Child Centred Coalitions
The Parent-Child Centred Approach brings resources together through community coalitions across the province to support parenting, improve children\'s nutrition and literacy, and build capacity for helping families in their own communities. |
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Triple P - Positive Parenting Program
The Triple P - Positive Parenting Program promotes positive, caring relationships between parents and their children and helps parents learn effective management strategies for dealing with a variety of childhood developmental and behavioural issues. |
Healthy Schools
Healthy Schools bridges the gap between health and education to improve the wellness of children and families in communities with higher than average factors of risk to good health. This initiative is in the early stages of development. |
Child Day Care
Child Day Care coordinates and oversees accessible, high-quality child care for children from 12 weeks to 12 years of age. |
Children's Special Services
Children's Special Services provides support to families to care for children who have physical and/or mental disabilities. |
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12 - 18 years
Parent-Child Centred Coalitions
The Parent-Child Centred Approach brings resources together through community coalitions across the province to support parenting, improve children\'s nutrition and literacy, and build capacity for helping families in their own communities. |
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Triple P - Positive Parenting Program
The Triple P - Positive Parenting Program promotes positive, caring relationships between parents and their children and helps parents learn effective management strategies for dealing with a variety of childhood developmental and behavioural issues. |
Healthy Schools
Healthy Schools bridges the gap between health and education to improve the wellness of children and families in communities with higher than average factors of risk to good health. This initiative is in the early stages of development.
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Healthy Adolescent Development
The Healthy Adolescent Development area focuses on issues related to teen pregnancy prevention and teen-centred prevention and intervention programs. |
Children's Special Services
Children's Special Services provides support to families to care for children who have physical and/or mental disabilities. |
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Healthy
Child Manitoba's Early Childhood Development
Continuum outlines the investments made
to support families and communities in helping
children get the best possible start in life.
Find out more about Manitoba's ECD
initiatives. |
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