To the Minister, I am not saying that junior kindergarten is not a good program and I’m not saying that it shouldn’t be implemented. What I am saying is we have eight Aboriginal Head Start programs in eight communities in the NWT. The impression that is being given to both school boards and to the Aboriginal Head Start Council, from my understanding, is that junior kindergarten will be in the schools. The four-year-olds will go to school; the four-year-olds will not go to any other programming. This is not daycare, Mr. Speaker. This is a preschool play program and it is an extremely valuable program. I need to understand from the Minister when he says his department is assisting with the Aboriginal Head Start program and helping the council with their programming, what does he mean by that, because they are not feeling like they’re being helped. Thank you.
Wendy Bisaro on Question 274-17(5): Financial Impact Of Junior Kindergarten Program
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2014. See this statement in context.
Question 274-17(5): Financial Impact Of Junior Kindergarten Program
Oral Questions
March 11th, 2014
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