Dear Splash families and community,

As we begin another summer season, I want to warmly welcome everyone to a time of growth, connection, and discovery. Summer is a wonderful opportunity for children to continue learning through play, exploration, and meaningful experiences in nature. Our Forest School and Urban Forest School programming gives children the chance to build confidence, curiosity, resilience, and a deeper relationship with the natural world. Outdoor learning is also a valuable way to extend learning throughout the summer in ways that are joyful, active, and engaging.

Summer safety remains one of our highest priorities. As we head into the season, we ask families to please read all information we send out so you stay up to date on any changes, reminders, or important details. This helps us maintain a strong partnership with you and supports a safe, happy, and successful summer for every child. Please also remember that the leadership team will always be the point of contact for summer questions or concerns. They will communicate with educators and help ensure information about your child is shared accurately and efficiently.

We also encourage families to get to know the summer staff who will be supporting our program. Their presence helps enhance ratios and adds another layer of care and supervision for a safer summer experience. Please take a moment to connect with them as they join us in creating a positive and well-supported environment for your child.

To our returning educators, welcome back your experience, care, and commitment to continue to shape what makes this program so meaningful. To our new educators, we are so glad you are here and excited for you to become part of this community.

I would like to offer sincere thanks to our management team. Your planning, coordination, and dedication have made today and this entire summer possible. These moments of preparation set the foundation for everything we will do together in the weeks ahead.

I also want to extend deep appreciation to our Forest School practitioners. Your knowledge, passion, and leadership in land-based learning guide not only our programming but also our mindset as educators. You remind us how to slow down, observe, and truly connect with the natural world. Our Forest School has grown over many years, and we have become known for something very important: our respect for the land and for the community around us. That reputation is something to be proud of, and it is also something we must actively carry forward. Every interaction, every lesson, every moment outdoors is an opportunity to uphold those values.

As we step into another summer at Splash, let us remember why this work matters. Land-based learning is not just about being outside it is about building relationships: with the land, with each other, and with ourselves. Nature teaches in ways that no classroom can. It invites curiosity, resilience, wonder, and care. So as we head into the forest together, let us do so with open minds, steady hearts, and a deep sense of responsibility and joy.

Here’s to a summer of growth, connection, and meaningful experiences for both educators and the children we serve.

Thank you and welcome to another incredible season at Splash.

Lesley F. Massey (she/her)

Executive Director 

S.P.L.A.S.H. Child Care Inc., Splash Child Enrichment Centre and Splash Faraday Satellite Centre, Splash Early Learning Centre, Splash Urban Learning Centre and Splash Mino Pimatisiwin Children's Centre. 

Phone #: 204-560-5602

Reconciliation is a journey for all Canadians.

“Splash Child Care Inc. acknowledges that the land on which we gather is stolen land, the original inhabitants driven off, forced to relocate. This is the reality of colonization. Covenants were formed, in the languages of the colonizers, called treaties, but these were amended and broken by the colonizers as desired. This land knows sorrow. But this land also knows joy and hope. Hope that the future will not be like the past. And so with humility and respect we commit ourselves to the continuing promise of reconciliation, the reclamation of dignity, the restoration of just relationships. We are all Treaty People.”

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