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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& j) f* n/ z+ @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.

7 D4 O/ Y# p6 }2 \# o, @. JTo be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:
9 M1 g8 d" j( K/ W! h1 T•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
% b' G' {# V# R( V•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)

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2        $27,478        5        $46,518
- l" t" W; L/ O$ U- z1 D; u; M* K3        $33,780        6        $52,463
0 a5 U& a4 Z/ ?$ W# ?5 H7 A! E4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410

8 J8 n  K; O! g" [5 D! E+ tPlease 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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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.   
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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 g2 \, S: R& V& I6 `- NThank you for your interest.
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Sincerely,
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Mary Lou Andrais
9 C2 j0 k1 \$ H2 c/ R2 e! WIntake Worker
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