Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Implementation of the Junior Kindergarten Program, as we're looking to implement in 2017-18, will have no impact on the funding for Aboriginal Head Start Program. The Aboriginal Head Start Program is a federally funded program. We also fund Aboriginal Head Start through our Early Childhood Programs. In 2015-16, we funded the programs to the total of 260,000 additional dollars on top of the federal funding that they get, and it's forecasted that we'll have $285,000 to the eight Aboriginal Head Start Programs throughout the Northwest Territories. So from our standpoint as we're implementing it and just to ensure everyone and remind everyone that junior kindergarten is an optional program. So moving forward, junior kindergarten implementation will not affect the funding from the federal government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Alfred Moses on Question 337-18(2): Junior Kindergarten Impacts On Aboriginal Head Start Program
In the Legislative Assembly on October 17th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 337-18(2): Junior Kindergarten Impacts On Aboriginal Head Start Program
Oral Questions
October 16th, 2016
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