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.

/ ]5 W. P- R8 W0 R9 \; E4 X8 |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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* C! d1 q& t3 y/ }To be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:
+ \+ G6 |/ @5 \4 N•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
$ Q) s  y' B* ^; T9 _8 c•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)

: o0 o+ e* V7 _Family Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
2        $27,478        5        $46,518
3        $33,780        6        $52,463
: A: p: D8 \- l4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410

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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: [- k) Z/ y! g6 [/ LChildren 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.   

1 A1 p1 O- t* t0 C4 c8 ]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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Thank you for your interest.
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Sincerely,

Mary Lou Andrais
Intake Worker
780 461 5353