Executive Director's Report for May 2026 

Thank you to everyone who helped make the Week of the ECE so meaningful and successful. Your dedication and care continue to strengthen our community every day.

I would like to share an update regarding leadership. My retirement date has been extended to November 30th. This extension allows the Board the necessary time to thoughtfully recruit a new Executive Director while ensuring stability within the organization. During this transition, I will remain in my role to support safe operations, provide steady leadership, and guide us through one of our busiest and most productive seasons.

We are also excited to welcome new team members through the Canada Summer Jobs grant. This initiative allows us to enhance our child-to-staff ratios, supporting a safer and more enriching summer experience for all children.

As part of our ongoing growth, Splash Mino Pimatisiwin Children’s Centre and the Faraday Satellite Centre are opening. Educators may have opportunities to move between centres, supporting continuity of care and learning environments. To ensure smooth transitions, cross-training has taken place, and children have already begun building relationships with new staff.

Forest School planning is well underway, and we are looking forward to a safe, organized, and engaging summer outdoors. Time in the forest provides children with a valuable opportunity to disconnect from technology and reconnect with nature. Through hands-on, experiential learning, children strengthen social connections, develop critical thinking skills, and gain confidence as they explore and navigate their environment.

In the forest, children learn practical skills such as building shelters, understanding weather, reading maps, and even basic fire-building under careful supervision. These experiences foster independence, problem-solving, and adaptability—skills that are increasingly important in a technology-driven world. The forest becomes a teacher, supporting literacy, numeracy, ecological awareness, and a deep respect for the natural world—learning beyond four walls.

We understand that with these many changes, things may feel unfamiliar at times. Please know that every step has been thoughtfully planned through collaboration between leadership, educators, families, and community partners. These changes are guided by a strong commitment to providing high-quality, safe, and meaningful experiences for your children.

Thank you for your continued trust and support as we move forward together

Lesley Massey, 

Executive Director 

S.P.L.A.S.H. Child Care Inc.

Splash Child Enrichment Centre

Splash Early Learning Centre

Splash Urban Learning Centre

Splash Mino Pimatisiwin Children's Centre

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.”