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TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1983

AS AN EXAMPLE, HE SAID THAT A FOUR-MEMBER FAMILY WITH A NET INCOME OF $1 000 A MONTH MAY RECEIVE MAXIMUM FEE ASSISTANCE WHILE A FAMILY OF SIMILAR SIZE WITH A NET INCOME OF ABOUT $3 000 A MONTH MAY QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE RANGING FROM $150 TO $200.

PARENTS APPLYING FOR ASSISTANCE TO PAY THE FEES CHARGED BY FULL-DAY KINDERGARTENS WILL NEED TO SATISFY BOTH THE SOCIAL NEED AND INCOME ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

BUT PARENTS SEEKING ASSISTANCE TO MEET THE FEES CHARGED BY HALF-DAY KINDERGARTENS NEED ONLY ESTABLISH INCOME ELIGIBILITY.

THE MAXIMUM LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE PAYABLE BY THE GOVERNMENT IN HALF-DAY KINDERGARTENS WILL BE BASED ON THE FEES CHARGED IN MOST NON-PROF IT-MAKING KINDERGARTENS.

A FOUR-MEMBER FAMILY WITH A NET INCOME OF ABOUT $2 000 OR LESS MAY EXPECT TO RECEIVE SOME ASSISTANCE.

THE UPPER INCOME ELIGIBILITY LIMIT WILL BE ABOUT $2 500 FOR A SIX-MEMBER FAMILY AND $2 900 FOR AN EIGHT-MEMBER FAMILY.

THE FOLLOWING MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATIONS -

* THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE REGISTERED DAY NURSERY OR KINDERGARTEN IN WHICH THE CHILD IS ENROLLED OR PUT ON THE WAITING LIST;

* THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE(S) OF THE CHILD/CHILDREN;

* THE I.D. CARD OF THE PARENT MAKING THE APPLICATION

AND I.D. CARD NUMBERS OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS:

* TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF EACH CHILD:

*

A STATEMENT FROM THE EMPLOYER(S) CONFIRMING THE AMOUNT OF INCOME EARNED BY MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND

* RECENT RENT RECEIPTS.

APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER WHETHER THEIR APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE STATING THE AMOUNT OF FEE ASSISTANCE APPROVED.

THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE OPERATOR OF THE NURSERY OR KINDERGARTEN TOGETHER WITH THE FIRST FEE PAYMENT BY THE PARENTS.

THE OPERATOR WILL THEN SUBMIT TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT A CLAIM FOR THE FEE ASSISTANCE PAYMENT DUE FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

TO QUALIFY FOR FEE ASSISTANCE IN A DAY NURSERY, A CHILD MUST

BE AT LEAST TWO BUT LESS THAN SIX YEARS OF AGE.

TO QUALIFY FOR FEE ASSISTANCE IN A KINDERGARTEN, A CHILD MUST BE AT LEAST THREE YEARS AND TWO MONTHS OLD.

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