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.

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.

To be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:
! `; M" m/ \; v% h  j•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
4 F" o) f4 w: C# s4 q1 n0 I•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)
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, t9 J% m6 d8 O: \! pFamily Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
2        $27,478        5        $46,518
3        $33,780        6        $52,463
4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410

0 M/ y. K! q8 e% U) _4 V6 ZPlease 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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. F3 {0 w! ~' o7 qChildren 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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6 r- Q; C5 |8 ]/ @: e- b* U* zTo 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.   

; |: Y3 b6 t( {) P/ O% S* z6 ?: M+ @9 XThank you for your interest.

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6 w' ~5 n* U) f+ I4 v" KMary Lou Andrais
Intake Worker
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