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Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998
Early childhood care and education in Yukon Territory
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
Legislation YK

Yukon Territory. Legislative Assembly. The Child Care Act, 1990.

Yukon Territory. Legislative Assembly. Child Care Centre Program Regulation, 1995.

Yukon Territory. Legislative Assembly. Family Day Home Program Regulation, 1995.

Yukon Territory. Legislative Assembly. School-Age Program Regulation, 1995.

Yukon Territory. Legislative Assembly. Child Care Subsidy Regulation, 1995.

 
Provincial official responsible for child care YK
Debbie Mauch, Supervisor
Child Care Services Unit
Department of Health and Social Services
Government of the Yukon Territory
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Y1A 2C6
Telephone: (867) 667-3493
Facsimile: (867) 393-6250

 
Child care services YK

UNREGULATED CHILD CARE
Maximum number of children permitted 3
Figure excludes the caregiver's own children.

REGULATED CHILD CARE

Child care centres    Group care for less than 24 hours a day for four or more children 0-12 years in a place other than a preschool, a school-age program, or a family day home.

Preschool programs    Group programs for children 3-6 years for less than 3 consecutive hours.

School-age child care    Care outside school hours for school-aged children up to 12 years.

Family day homes    Care in a private home for mixed-age groups up to a maximum of eight children in groups with: no more than four infants; or no more than six preschool-age children where not more than three are infants; or no more than eight preschool children (including the providers' own children under 6 years). Additional staff are required in family day homes for up to four school-age children in addition to the number of preschool-age children.

 
Children with special needs YK

New child care regulations, implemented September 1, 1995 state that children with special needs in mainstream child care programs must be integrated to the fullest extent possible. A child is designated "special needs" on the assessment of a child care professional. An Individual Program Plan must be developed for the child in consultation with staff, parents and professionals in the community. The Plan outlines goals and objectives for the child.

There are no segregated child care programs in the Yukon Territory.

 
Aboriginal child care YK

The Yukon funds and licenses on-reserve child care.

Indian Bands operate six licensed child care centres, approximately 100 licensed spaces in total; two of these have Head Start programs. Bands receive start-up grants from the Yukon government to assist with the costs of opening child care services and direct operating grants to assist with maintenance and wage costs.

 
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