ABC Head Start

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ABC Head Start is now accepting applications for the 2008-2009 school year.  ABC Head Start is a free pre-school and family support program for families of limited income.  Our programs are located in 12 locations across the city of Edmonton, including a francophone program.  Children’s services include four half-days a week of early childhood education.  Free bussing to and from class is provided as well as a daily nutritional snack.  The program follows the school year, running from September to June.

; S3 b9 D0 G! v- ^Each class of 16 children has a teacher, two teaching assistants, a part-time speech-language pathologist, and a social worker plus community volunteers. Special services (occupational therapy, community health nurses, cognitive and mental health assessments) are included as needed.  Social workers provide family advocacy and on-going parent support, including education groups.  See www.abcheadstart.org for more information.

To be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:
3 ?( A4 l8 d5 E( a" L; F4 _3 h•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
$ m! ?2 Q! h) Z2 t•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)
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1 c5 H) y& _7 Z3 b% X4 NFamily Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
2        $27,478        5        $46,518
9 @2 R& a% {: G" D$ |3        $33,780        6        $52,463
4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410

/ O$ A, @3 p% m! o7 E, `9 nPlease note the above LICO figures are the Low Income Cut-offs from 2006 and Low Income Measures for 2005 with an added 4.1 % December 2007 Consumer Price Index adjustment.  

Children accepted into the program include those diagnosed or suspected of mild to moderate delays in the following areas; fine motor, speech and language, behaviour, and learning.  Also accepted are children with diagnosed or suspected severe speech and/or language delays and those children from the community who would benefit from a pre-school program.   

3 ]' z) b. A8 g' kTo refer a family and child to ABC Head Start, please complete the referral form and fax it to: 469-0423 or mail it to:  #103, 5104 82 Ave. Edmonton, AB T6B 0E6.  Families are welcome to apply directly by calling 461-5353.   
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Thank you for your interest.

Sincerely,

Mary Lou Andrais
4 U* i6 N, X7 }: N% eIntake Worker
780 461 5353