ABC Head Start

christmas

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.
9 X# l: M% v4 c  @8 R9 M
# F; N0 m8 ?5 }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.
. r" j" G/ n$ d% Y; ?% I/ V% [( r
( K% h2 ^1 i( N, STo be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:
•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)

Family Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
2        $27,478        5        $46,518
( D* {. A. V$ b2 ?, M7 ]3 W4 e3        $33,780        6        $52,463
& [1 Q' Q1 x- V% Z7 A4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410
8 s9 t0 k" i  S  s1 `5 M
9 K. c0 z! h$ F: ~Please 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.  
8 @) p& g( I! z  A
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.   

* {8 R+ L5 B( s$ _7 ATo 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.   
& U- u# W1 R$ L' o
Thank you for your interest.
9 z. {7 y+ Y7 q* m; O
Sincerely,
5 I, Y; s$ A. X9 ?: d9 y1 n- j
Mary Lou Andrais
. R# B  O1 Q- A$ Y/ P) b: o: I7 m- aIntake Worker
( w1 Q6 U2 Z' K/ \' z780 461 5353