History

We are a Non-Profit Registered Charity that functions under the direction of a volunteer Board of Directors that consists of parents and community members. We are licensed by Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care to accept up to 55 preschool children, aged 2 to 5 years, at our Pembina Hwy location in Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Campus (MITT). In addition, we are licensed for 30 school-age children, ages 5-12 years, at our Ecole Viscount Alexander School location, 20 kindergarten children and 30 school- age children at our Oakenwald School location and 30 school-age children at our Henry G. Izatt School location.

The Co-op was incorporated in 1992 with the amalgamation of College Co-op Day Care Center Inc. and Oakenwald Before & After School Co-op Inc. College`s preschool program had been in Fort Garry since its incorporation in 1974, located in the basement of the Fort Garry United Church since December 1981. Oakenwald school-age program was located in the Oakenwald School since its incorporation in 1990. On April 19, 1993 both programs moved to 757 Lyon Street (formerly General Steele School).

A Satellite program called Fort Garry Oakenwald School-age opened September 7, 2005 with the cooperation of Pembina Trails School Division #5 and Oakenwald School. In 2003, the child care Co-op started to prepare for relocation due to the sale and planned demolition of the building at 757 Lyon Street. In August 2006, the new 4,100 square foot space opened its doors in the newly renovated space at Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT) (formerly Winnipeg Technical College) where it continues to serve the Fort Garry area.

In 2009, a school-age satellite program opened in Henry G. Izatt Middle School. In fall of 2010 we relocated our 15 space school-age program operating out of Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT) into Ecole Viscount Alexander and expanded the program to accommodate up to 45 children.