Albany Co Opp Inc Lincoln Square Head Start in Albany, NY

Preschool Description

ACAP Head Start in Albany County was first established as a pilot project in 1965. It became a permanently funded activity with Albany Community Action Partnership in 1966.
During the 2008-2009 school year Albany Community Action Partnership Head Start Program served 469 children and families including the Home-Based program. Three enrollment options are available for the communitys needs.
- Extended day and year classes are currently available at two Head Start center locations in Albany for children whose parents work attend school or receive training.
- Head Start collaborates with local school districts to provide Universal Pre-K services in school district buildings and Head Start centers in Albany Cohoes Watervliet and Berne-Knox-Westerlo.
- Integrated Special Education Services services are incorporated into our UPK - Universal Prekindergarten classrooms at Giffen Elementary School in Albany and the Watervliet Elementary School in Watervliet.
Head Start provides comprehensive health nutrition dental mental health parent involvement education and family development services. Center-based children receive two-thirds of the recommended daily nutritional allowances through breakfast and lunch provided at Head Start. Thirty percent of the enrolled children are diagnosed with disabilities and a full range of inclusive special education services are available. This childcare provider can dispense prescription medicine

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Accept vouchers

No

Inspection URL

http://it.ocfs.ny.gov/ccfs_facilitysearch/viewprofile.aspx?&facility_id=41509

Special Needs

n/a

Operating hours

Monday Friday 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m