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& ~! J/ c3 d1 H. \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:
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2 L1 s4 ^  l: \8 ~•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)
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8 u& \+ s/ @; S3 N/ MFamily Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
2        $27,478        5        $46,518
3        $33,780        6        $52,463
7 w" w5 E: k! @7 q' e4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410

% N6 W, o# J, e5 w' |5 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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9 @' F5 ?2 `' C, A$ ]# b) sChildren 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.   

0 U7 v. t$ [  o  X: A7 ?7 I+ M0 _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.

Sincerely,

2 _$ W; `/ j/ |Mary Lou Andrais
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