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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.% n8 \7 o5 v2 Z
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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.+ F6 [5 p5 [3 R5 h
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To be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:
* }/ j$ P. i4 b* C2 P) \•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
% y+ Q. c$ F6 c7 z$ h# k•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)
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Family Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
- p- [' ?- C$ }  Q2        $27,478        5        $46,5189 R7 Z3 J. |7 G' X% I/ N
3        $33,780        6        $52,463
4 ~2 [3 t  D8 t, J4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410
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  o- e$ r9 r7 |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.  1 V6 A- C; x* }- M
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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.    $ I; A2 F# r( q. y: \

' e, [: q2 N1 ^, e4 z6 XTo 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. * r  A8 v! k( M& ?* C

9 W% T& ?! E7 a" U: lSincerely,
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$ y5 ]. q+ G( d9 k" {2 LMary Lou Andrais7 A" R0 ^$ b5 ~, ~& O8 s
Intake Worker8 s! m) W$ l' L, Z9 Z' B
780 461 5353
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