Increase in funding to licensed centre-based early learning and child care sector

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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) implemented today an increase of $3.5 million in Dedicated Wage Funding and a permanent increase of $664,000 in Flexible Funding to support the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Sector. 

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This increase to the wage grid through dedicated funding and the increase in flexible funding will support all early childhood staff working in licensed centre-based facilities. Investment in early learning education plays a pivotal role in the long-term social and economic prosperity of the Northwest Territories. The GNWT continues to work with its partners to ensure the NWT has a robust, mature, and sustainable system that meets the needs of children, families, and communities. 

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