For Parents

How to Apply to ABC Head Start

Option 1: Call ABC Head Start

1. Phone ABC Head Start at (780) 461-5353, or ask a community agency to refer you. We will ask you for:
   • your child's date of birth,
   • your family's annual income (before tax),
   • your address to find out if you live in an area served by ABC Head Start.
2. Your information will be passed on to a social worker who will call you back.
3. We ask a number of questions to check whether your child or family has needs that can be met by ABC Head Start. You will be told whether there are openings in the program, or whether your name will be added to a wait list for a future opening.

Option 2: Fill Out Application Form and Submit to ABC Head Start

1. Download the ABC Head Start Application  (PDF, 93 KB)
2. Print out the form, fill out the information, and choose to:
   
   • fax it to (780) 469-0423
   • mail it to ABC Head Start, #103, 5104 - 82 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6B 0E6
   • save a copy of the completed form on your computer and then e-mail it to abchs@abcheadstart.org
3. Our Intake Worker will contact you by telephone.

Additional Parent Information (also see 'Our Programs')

Parent Handbook (PDF, 221 KB)

Parent Handbook (French version) (PDF) 

Parents as Partners Agency Information (PDF, 78 KB)

Links to other Early Learning programs (or call 211)

Edmonton Catholic Schools (offsite link)

Edmonton Public Schools (offsite link)

Conseil Scolaire Centre-Nord (offsite link)

Alberta Education (offsite link)

Edmonton Preschool Association (EPA) (offsite link)

For information on other Head Start programs in Edmonton just click on the Inter-Agency Head Start Network (IHSN) logo below