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Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998
Early childhood care and education in the Northwest Territories
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 NT

The Early Childhood Program of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment is responsible for the development of standards, the regulation of child care services, fee subsidy administration, contributions to child care programs and the development of a territorial child care system.

 
Municipal role NT
There is no legislated municipal role.

 

  
Child care planning and development NT

There is no territorial plan for the development of child care. New centres must complete a needs assessment before they are eligible to apply for start-up funding.

 
Related services NT


KINDERGARTEN (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)
Enrollment 1996-97 1,640
Average annual expenditure per student k-gr.12 (1996) $12,390

COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN - CAPC
(HEALTH CANADA) (1998)
Total number of CAPC projects 7
Number of projects defined by CAPC as child development/preschool programs 4

ABORIGINAL HEAD START (HEALTH CANADA) (1998)

Number of programs off-reserve 13

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

Other    With funding from Early Childhood and School Services, the Catholic School Board in Yellowknife offers a 4+ program. The program is licensed as a 35 space nursery school and operates for 2 1/2 hours per day. It is available to children with developmental delays, to prepare them for the formal school system. Children do not have to attend schools within the Catholic School Board to participate. There are no user fees.

The Dogrib Community Services Board, which delivers services to four Dogrib communities, pools all the early childhood funding from all levels of government. Funding from Community Action Program for Children (CAPC), Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP), Aboriginal Head Start, child care, and any other sources that may be available is then allocated to develop locally responsive early childhood programs.

 
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