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The Saskatchewan Party government announced Monday where it plans to allocate 500 new child care spaces. The 2011-12 budget, unveiled in March, included $2.1 million to develop new day care spots in communities across Saskatchewan.
The province says 110 of the new spaces will be allocated to serve University of Saskatchewan students. The Saskatoon Tribal Council Early Learning Centre will also be expanded to accommodate 16 more children whose parents are students at Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies.
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The other child care spaces will be distributed as follows:
Wynyard - up to 25 new spots
Stoughton - up to 25 new spots
Estevan - up to 60 new spots
Kindersley - up to 25 new spots
Kelliher - 25 new spots
Punnichy - up to 30 new spots at the regional college
Rocanville - 36 new spots
North Battleford - 30 new spots in McKittrick School
Prince Albert - 31 new spots at St. Anne's School
Spiritwood - up to 25 new spots
Swift Current - up to 50 new spots at Trailview Alliance Church
Broadview - 25 new spots
The tally adds up to potentially 513 new liensed child care spaces in the province.
The Sask. Party government says it has increased the number of child care spaces in Saskatchewan by 36 per cent since it was elected in 2007.
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- reprinted from the StarPheonix