The Saskatchewan budget was tabled March 21st, 2012.
Ministerial news releases and backgrounders:
Social services Child and Youth Agenda - News release [1] / backgrounder [1]
[1]Education - News release [1] / backgrounder [1]
Support is also being provided for child care; $46 million in operating funding is provided this year, including an increase of $2 million to create 500 new child care spaces and $4 million for the capital costs related to those new spaces. The majority of these spaces will be placed in schools or post-secondary institutions to facilitate continuing education and improved outcomes for young people. $1.0 million in increased operating funding ($18.6 million total) to support the province's vulnerable three and four year-old early learners. Fifteen new pre-kindergarten programs will be developed. This initiative is also supported by $1.0 million in capital funding. This brings the total number of licensed child care spaces to approximately 13,240 and the total number of designated pre-kindergarten programs to 286.
Chinook School Division pleased with Provincial budget [2]
Southwest Booster, 25 Mar 12
Saskatchewan budget combines cuts, more spending [3]
CBC News, 21 Mar 12
Links
[1] https://www.saskatchewan.ca/finance
[2] http://www.swbooster.com/Living/Education/2012-03-25/article-2939580/Chinook-School-Division-pleased-with-Provincial-budget/1
[3] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-budget-combines-cuts-more-spending-1.1165528
[4] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/budget
[5] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/funding