16-17

Education
Vote 5 - Continued
(thousands of dollars)
Early Years (ED08)
Provides policy and program direction, financial, professional and evaluation supports for early
learning and child care. It also provides planning for targeted programs such as Prekindergarten
for vulnerable young children, and programs for children with disabilities and their families.
Estimated
2016-17
Estimated
2015-16
Allocations
Operational Support..........................................................................................................
KidsFirst..........................................................................................................................
Early Childhood Intervention Programs................................................................................
Child Care........................................................................................................................
Classification by Type 2016-17 2015-16
Salaries............................................................................. 3,247 3,099
Goods and Services............................................................ 1,235 1,235
Transfers for Public Services................................................ 72,372 72,759
4,482
4,334
15,528 15,528
3,953
3,953
52,891 53,278
76,854 77,093
Literacy (ED17)
Provides financial, policy and program support to increase opportunities for literacy development
and supports.
Classification by Type 2016-17 2015-16
Salaries............................................................................. 255 251
Goods and Services............................................................ 66 66
Transfers for Public Services................................................ 1,637 1,637
1,958 1,954
Provincial Library (ED15)
Develops the legislative and policy framework for the operations of the Saskatchewan public
library system. It administers grants and coordinates system needs such as the cooperative use
of information technologies, databases, interlibrary loans and virtual reference services.
Classification by Type 2016-17 2015-16
Salaries............................................................................. 1,490 1,466
Goods and Services............................................................ 188 188
Transfers for Public Services................................................ 11,090 11,090
12,768 12,744
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