Northwest Territories

Child care is the responsibility of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (DECE) and it is licensed under the Child Day Care Act. [...] Class sizes and configu- CHIlD CaRE rations are determined by the education authority and local school principal according to the needs of their Department of Education, Culture and Employment specific circumstances including class size, multi-grade Early Learning and Child Care Division classrooms, and assistants and vary across the territory. [...] The actual reduction in the amount families 4 Including publicly operated can expect to pay for child care fees will depend on the 5 Not available current fee the family is paying and the age of the child. [...] • offering grants and funding directly to licensed programs, including: Licensing, monitoring, and enforcement – development and distribution of cultural Family day homes are licensed and regulated under the – resources; authority of the Child Day Care Act and Child Day Care – needs-based health and safety funding for the Standards and Regulations. [...] Childcare Research and Resource Unit ECEC in Canada 2021 • northwEst tErritoriEs [ 303 ] New Child Care spaces Fund Early Childhood program Enhancement Grants The New Child Care Spaces funding was established The following funding grants are available through the in 2017 as part of the 2017 – 2021 Canada-NWT Early 2021 – 2025 Canada-NWT Early learning and Child Learning and Child Care Bilateral Ag.