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School division goes full BLAST with child-care pilot

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Macintosh, Maggie
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12 Jul 2025
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A handful of schools in southeast Winnipeg will provide supervision before and after the bell rings for a flat rate of $15 per day, starting this fall.

The Louis Riel School Division’s BLAST (Before-School, Lunch, and After-School Time) initiative is scheduled to launch on Sept. 4.

Eligible families will be able to drop participating children at school as early as 7 a.m. on all days that classes are in session.

Child care will also be available after dismissal until 5:30 p.m.

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