Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you colleagues. Mr. Speaker, and in my riding where AHS has helped Aboriginal children learn and grow - to get that essential "head start" - for two decades, we are not assured that immediate entry into the school system through junior kindergarten will serve our children better. The department says participation in junior kindergarten will be optional, but Mr. Speaker, that choice won't be meaningful if other community-based programs are driven into a different operations model - or out of operations altogether. The government's mandate commits to supporting quality early childhood development in collaboration with existing organizations. Junior kindergarten has a great potential, but collaboration must be meaningful and it must respect that different communities have different needs. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I'll have questions later today.
Frederick Blake Jr. on Impacts Of Junior Kindergarten On Existing Early Childhood Education Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on October 26th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Impacts Of Junior Kindergarten On Existing Early Childhood Education Programs
Members’ Statements
October 25th, 2016
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