It seems that once the budget is approved, that’s when things will move.
The other point is people are very familiar with the federal initiative. The federal initiative, not a GNWT initiative, that’s been very successful is the Aboriginal Head Start Program and some communities have taken advantage of that.
In my statement I talked about child poverty, noting the high rate of poverty in small communities. The ECD Action Plan will involve data that measures children’s readiness for school. It’s an internationally recognized instrument called the EDI.
How are kids in small communities performing on the EDI compared to kids in Yellowknife or the regional centres? Mahsi.