CBC: Strong support for full-time kindergarten after 1st year, Louis Riel School Division says

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.

Xiaoxiao Du, an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba’s faculty of education who specializes in language and literacy, said full-day kindergarten can offer more varied opportunities for children to expand their education, whether that’s learning through play and exploration, or reading and writing. 

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