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Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998
Early childhood care and education in Alberta
Planning and development Provincial context Legislation History Related services Planning and development Standards and regulations Space statistics Provincial context Child care services Provincial official responsible for child care Legislation Recent developments History Standards and regulations Children with special needs Child care services Key provincial organizations Recent developments Municipal role Administration Funding Standards and regulations Aboriginal child care Children with special needs
Administration AB

At the time of data collection, the Family and Social Services Department administered child care through six regional offices. Each region was responsible for the delivery, consultation and licensing functions within its own area. Central office was responsible for program development, monitoring the system and the staff qualification and certification program.

Alberta now delivers social services through regional boards which assumed responsibility for the delivery of services to children and families effective April 1, 1999. (See RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.)

 
Municipal role AB
Until 1980, municipalities paid 20% of the cost of subsidized care. In 1980, the province took over full funding of subsidies as well as the administration of child care for children up to 6 years. If a municipal gowvernment chooses to become involved in school-age programs, they may be provided as contracted services and up to 20% of the cost may be contributed by municipal gowvernments. The provincial gowvernment allocates some funding to municipalities to be used for out-of-school (school-age) subsidies under the Family and Community Support Services Program. Although there are no provincial regulations for school-age child care, several municipalities have developed their own.

 

  
Child care planning and development AB

There is no provincial plan for the development of child care.

 
Related services AB


KINDERGARTEN EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - ECS (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)

Enrollment 1996-97 39,655
Average annual expenditure per student k-gr.12 (1996) $5,987

ECS programs are approved, monitored and funded by Alberta Education but many are located in child care centres. Full subsidy is given to eligible families with kindergarten children if they are in the child care component for more than 100 hours.

COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN - CAPC
(HEALTH CANADA) (1998)

Total number of CAPC projects 27
Number of projects defined by CAPC as child development/preschool programs 21

ABORIGINAL HEAD START (HEALTH CANADA) (1998)

Number of programs off-reserve 20

In 1998, Aboriginal Head Start was expanded to include services for on-reserve as well as off-reserve communities.

 
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