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.

, X( i( _: z  p6 V3 u- b2 m% iEach 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.

( |4 |6 @& t! u- d# gTo be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:
•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
7 a9 x' K8 E. B•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)
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- ?/ ~( ?" G0 L$ qFamily Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
: F" D5 \- u' n' J$ C) ^. K* u2        $27,478        5        $46,518
3        $33,780        6        $52,463
9 W' L, c8 J: y9 P  r7 z' L4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410

: Z' H+ P8 S! a# c. n1 ^) {" CPlease 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.  

! W* k3 C- n) L/ E* H3 IChildren 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.   

To 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.   

Thank you for your interest.

6 k3 P& v7 _4 TSincerely,
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" o7 l2 W# {7 Q# Z4 d3 rMary Lou Andrais
% v& B& o+ n8 s7 W, Z3 b; |Intake Worker
! \4 G7 u! M6 l; L: C" `% f7 I- Q780 461 5353