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.
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1 t' r: T) u; W+ eEach 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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" U  m  F9 z  l, }+ ]! xTo be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:
•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
" @6 U& |5 ^1 l- N7 j8 ?•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)

8 i: S2 g7 C1 l, aFamily Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
2        $27,478        5        $46,518
+ h. \9 N1 ~. |- }. W3        $33,780        6        $52,463
9 N2 h4 R' x5 A' X  b1 N/ `) @6 S/ @& M4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410

: o9 R5 l8 p, G, _6 S" kPlease 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 u8 f5 |" H4 [. G; \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.   

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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6 ]4 s2 r0 E* }1 x, y# @* ]Thank you for your interest.
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. @, y0 s9 R5 T6 SSincerely,

, D1 |% n7 I0 I9 K8 x1 P+ nMary Lou Andrais
1 R" ]5 R1 p. R- v  e, FIntake Worker
$ ~* z$ J* R3 A' n% H/ }780 461 5353