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.

: [) d4 E* M' n+ lEach 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.

# b3 W3 N+ L, k- |( dTo be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:
•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
, d. c3 R% q  F( B•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)
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0 ~5 c  H* ^5 e& PFamily Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
3 b! W( N5 i; R" H2        $27,478        5        $46,518
! Z+ G( k( a: {2 E3        $33,780        6        $52,463
4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410

0 N% c3 i1 A  k5 X# h9 fPlease 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.  

9 `7 V7 A3 X$ 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.   
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, d( ^5 Y% K: ?& \# @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.   
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! x8 d! ?& ~0 `+ w0 M) i, S. MThank you for your interest.

Sincerely,

$ i, q, V3 f, X& x: b7 `+ E; cMary Lou Andrais
$ Y6 `% K0 z: eIntake Worker
/ l) ~& Z2 b: g1 v780 461 5353