Changes made at Winnipeg preschool where three-year-old boy was left alone in the cold
Changes have been put in place at a Winnipeg preschool after a three-year-old boy was found by his mother alone and outside in the cold.
Teeghan Butler told CTV News in November she went to pick her son up from the St. James Early Learning Program – a provincially licensed preschool – and found him standing outside completely alone.
She said she pulled her son out of the program and filed a complaint with the province.
The province has launched a review of the incident and made changes to the preschool, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.
The total number of licensed spaces in the preschool were cut back from 20 to 10 due to staffing levels being below the original approved level, the spokesperson said.
The facility has also been placed under a provisional licence until the end of December.
"Conditions were placed on the facility’s licence related to compliance with the act and regulations," the spokesperson said, adding the preschool must report any staffing changes, and any outings and field trips have been suspended indefinitely.
The spokesperson said that staff with the province's Early Learning and Child Care Program (ELCC) have made three unannounced visits to the preschool, and found the facility was complying with key licensing standards.
"ELCC staff have confirmed that the facility has introduced new procedures to address the circumstances of the incident, and have observed them in practice," the spokesperson told CTV News in an email.
They said a full correction plan is required to address any licensing infractions.
CTV News has reached out to the St. James Early Learning Program for comment, but did not receive a response at the time of publishing.
With files from CTV's Josh Crabb
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Indian envoy warns of 'big red line,' days after charges laid in Nijjar case
India's envoy to Canada insists relations between the two countries are positive overall, despite what he describes as 'a lot of noise.'
Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later.
U.S. paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says
The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S.
Former homicide detective explains how police will investigate shooting outside Drake's Bridle Path mansion
Footage from dozens of security cameras in the area of Drake’s Bridle Path mansion could be the key to identifying the suspect responsible for shooting and seriously injuring a security guard outside the rapper’s sprawling home early Tuesday morning, a former Toronto homicide detective says.
Northern Ont. woman makes 'eggstraordinary' find
A chicken farmer near Mattawa made an 'eggstraordinary' find Friday morning when she discovered one of her hens laid an egg close to three times the size of an average large chicken egg.
Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in 'Grease,' dead at 72
Susan Buckner, best known for playing peppy Rydell High School cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 classic movie musical 'Grease,' has died. She was 72.
Jeremy Skibicki has 'uphill battle' to prove he's not criminally responsible in Winnipeg killings: legal analysts
Accused killer Jeremy Skibicki could have a challenging time convincing a judge that he is not criminally responsible for the deaths of four Indigenous women, a legal analyst says.
Bye-bye bag fee: Calgary repeals single-use bylaw
A Calgary bylaw requiring businesses to charge a minimum bag fee and only provide single-use items when requested has officially been tossed.
Alcohol believed to be a factor in boating incident after 2 men die: N.S. RCMP
Two Nova Scotia men are dead after a boat they were travelling in sank in the Annapolis River in Granville Centre, N.S., on Monday.