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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
Administration YK

The Department of Health and Social Services, Child Care Services Unit is responsible for licensing and monitoring child care and for fee subsidy administration.

 
Municipal role YK
Legislation permits municipalities to hold licenses to directly operate child care programs although none
currently do so.

 

  
Child care planning and development YK

There is no current plan for child care development in the Yukon. New child care programs are developed on the basis of demonstrated community need.

 
Related services YK


KINDERGARTEN (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)

Enrollment 1996-97 535
Average annual expenditure per student k-gr.12 (1996) $11,879

COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN - CAPC
(HEALTH CANADA)

Total number of CAPC projects 4
Number of projects defined by CAPC as child development/preschool programs 3

ABORIGINAL HEAD START (HEALTH CANADA) (1998)

Number of programs off-reserve 3

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

 
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