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Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Headstart Program
821 McIrvine Rd
Fort Frances
Fort Frances
807-274-7244
Fax: 807-274-8500
Sep-Jun: Mon-Thu 8:20 am-3:20 pm
Last updated: May 2, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
- Requires completed registration application and
- Child's birth certificate and updated immunization record
After child is accepted, parent is required to:
- Sign consent for parental involvement in program
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
- Children 2.5-5 years of age
- Priority given to Indigenous children; non-Indigenous children accepted if space is available
- Due to Covid-19 pandemic, group size/COHORT grouping significantly limits the amount of spaces available for child care program
- Priority given to families that meet the mandatory selection criteria and are in the highest need (low income, high risk, families living on assistance)
Transportation: Priority given to families who do not have a vehicle
Fees
None
Contacts
Charity McMahon - Abinoojii Gamig Supervisor
807-274-7244 * AGsupervisor@unfc.org
807-274-7244 * AGsupervisor@unfc.org
Languages
English ; Ojibwe
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Provides a licensed school readiness program for Indigenous children entering school for the first time
- Delivers programs through early childhood educators and resource teachers in a structured pre-school environment
- Provides healthy snacks and lunch
- Indigenous culture and language
- Education and school readiness
- Health promotion and nutrition
- Parental involvement
- Social supports
- Dental screening and fluoride treatments
- Developmental assessments
- Parent workshops
- Speech and language (also teaches basic Ojibwe)
- Provides bus transportation for children to and from the program
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Last updated: May 2, 2025: Suggest an edit
