Native Friendship Centre Gets Grant

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 03:32 PM

Minister of Children and Families, Stan Hagen ( shown at left) was here in Prince George to announce a funding grant.

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre has received $50,000 dollars from the Provincial government, to help the Centre with early childhood development.

Deputy Premier Shirley Bond told the crowd that one in every four children entering school at the kindergarten level are not yet ready to learn. This money will be used to reverse that trend.

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Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 03:32 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Percy on March 15 2006 8:44 PM

How will this money be used? Early childhood development begins at home. Why not give every parent of a preschool child a grant to help them with early childhood development? Percy

Posted by: Chadermando on March 15 2006 9:56 PM

Seems like a reasonable initiative to me.

Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on March 16 2006 7:05 AM

One in four not ready to learn?
When I started school it was more like 90%, of the boys anyway. Doesn't look like much has changed. Except the government seems to say it is the Early North Americans that are a problem.