ABC Head Start

christmas

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.
; M. j( O0 q7 F4 S/ ^/ d$ K4 G' ^! d
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.
# Y  n; k9 n/ n( O& Y
: ?  E+ J+ e: d/ 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
0 t6 E  A; w$ v5 M) l0 X•        the family income must fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)

Family Size        LICO        Family Size        LICO
! x! l6 j2 v& [% X3 F2        $27,478        5        $46,518
/ a$ B. W7 h  [2 d. u3        $33,780        6        $52,463
4        $41,014        7or more        $58,410

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.  
& f& D& _# k5 |$ ]
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.   

Thank you for your interest.
& V; [  U( ^. O& b( F# K, X
* K9 V, m4 d* \5 e( S. g4 NSincerely,

( [( ^4 r- ^( L7 S/ m; o+ BMary Lou Andrais
* L; o# o' ?2 j" W, F1 |) X2 D1 uIntake Worker
) G: `  n% Y8 }& @% t780 461 5353