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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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$ V9 u) A3 e/ [: O$ |$ XEach 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.+ i$ X& V4 I5 X2 n
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To be eligible for our program for the 2008-2009 school year:" ~% c! ?7 {6 _5 q$ t& Y3 d; U  i# C
•        the child must be born between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005
0 a. t1 B( w& Z/ g9 u•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)5 y- l1 f. P  y2 t. |1 d
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Family Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO ! [# x% g8 g) H$ N" G* \
2        $27,478        5        $46,518+ c; i, t+ a% \- ]2 e1 }
3        $33,780        6        $52,463
( u2 [) f# U+ v' A+ ?4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410
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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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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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0 v! l( X/ ?- j9 GTo 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. $ t6 F% f( F/ t& u9 {: d

' ^4 E, q. o0 W! k8 @  eSincerely,
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4 U3 }4 b4 G( I' Q5 O# T# w6 f2 L# MMary Lou Andrais
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