annual report
Edmonton Student Health Initiative Partnership (ESHIP)
ESHIP provides us with occupational therapy services to ABC Head Start children.
Occupational therapists introduce strategies to motivate children who may have
community partnerships
challenges with fine motor skills.
Early Head Start
ABC Head Start is able to provide an extensive array of supports to children & families
because of the wide range of community partnerships we are fortunate to have.
This partnership through E4C’s Early Head Start program provides programming for
children too young to attend ABC Head Start. We are able to collaborate with the Early
Head Start team to provide seamless service to families in transitioning from Early Head
Alberta Health Services – Head Start Health Team
A team of nurses and dental hygienist make up the Head Start Health Team. This is a
Start to ABC Head Start and share space in our St. Alphonsus location. We hope to
expand this partnership to co-locate in more locations for the 2014-2015 school year.
partnership through Alberta Health Services which provides height, weight, vision,
hearing & dental screening for every ABC Head Start child. Our wonderful team then
makes the appropriate referrals and assists the family in meeting their individual health
Edmonton Public Library
The library provides information to families about accessing library services in addition
to visiting our classes and sharing appropriate library resources.
goals.
Multicultural Health Brokers (MCHB)
CASA
CASA provides mental health services and supports to ABC Head Start children and
families. They provide quick access to assessment and treatment, and work with the
ABC Head Start team and family to make sure each children are getting the support
Our partnership focuses on optimizing the support we provide for children and families
from diverse backgrounds. Brokers are available for programming, English language
learners, assisting families during intake, home visits and transitions.
they need to be successful.
…and many more…
In addition we have a number of other partnerships with organizations such as: Central
Interpreter Services, Community-University Partnership, Edmonton Public Schools, &
Edmonton Catholic Schools and all our of our Interagency Head St