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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.
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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.
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6 y( b& u/ q; H7 eTo be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:' H( ?* f) a) u, S6 |3 @* {. }
• the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
" Y# h: n; L+ y• the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), O8 a5 F, O3 l7 F
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Family Size LICO Family Size LICO * i# y! m8 G$ ?$ H" _% Y9 P
2 $27,478 5 $46,518
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4 $41,014 7or more $58,410- S: C' @, v% f- T5 t
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Please note the above LICO figures are the Low Income Cut-offs from 2006 and Low Income Measures for 2005 with an added 4.1 % December 2007 Consumer Price Index adjustment.
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3 } Q2 ^* S% A$ n: M4 VChildren 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. : t: o0 U3 a j
% j# s5 | f4 ITo 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. / P8 j& G: n. g
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Sincerely,
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! S6 ^5 c. l1 G, J5 ]& kMary Lou Andrais9 ]' m5 L, t7 ]. v2 ]# {( I0 \7 T* Z
Intake Worker
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