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A year after an east Winnipeg school division introduced full-day kindergarten, a recent survey suggests most parents and teachers overwhelmingly support the change.
The Louis Riel School Division introduced full-time kindergarten for the 2024-25 academic year. This past spring, the division sent out a survey to teachers and parents of kindergarten students to gauge how students were adjusting.
The division, which has nearly 1,100 kindergarten students, got responses from 60 teachers and 375 parents. Division superintendent Christian Michalik said the results suggest full classroom days have had a "very positive impact" on kindergarteners.
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Michalik said increased access to child care was "one of the most important changes in the lives of families" in the division.
Three-quarters of Louis Riel kindergarten teachers who responded to the survey said full-time schooling improved students' early literacy and numeracy skills.
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