Mr. Chair, the Member talked about those individual children with special needs. Obviously, we are currently reviewing inclusive schooling. That’s a particular program to focus on those individuals with special needs. We’ll do what we can through the review process to capture those individuals even more, strengthening the programming itself. That is currently under review.

Also, the Member talked about the community delivering age four programming and other programming. We are currently introducing junior kindergarten for four-year-olds. This is an area that we feel that it could be utilized in the school system because there is low enrolment throughout the Northwest Territories, more specifically in Yellowknife as well. Those are some of the areas that we have targeted that we can work with the schools and work with the school boards.

Through the engagement, the Aboriginal Student Achievement Initiative, early childhood development engagement on that, educational renewal, we have heard over and over that we need to start from a very young age. This is an area that research has told us to focus on the junior kindergarten area. This is the best way to go. Through the research that we have conducted, we feel that we need to move forward.

We have heard from Members, also, that there are some students who are entering kindergarten. Some can’t spell or read or verbally they can’t communicate due to the fact that we need to start even younger. That is an area that we are working very closely with the Department of Health and Social Services. Part of the focus, of course, early childhood is a very healthy programming is zero to three. We are working closely with them on that.

We want to capture all realms. This is a four-year-old that we are going to capture. Mahsi.