Albany Community Action Partnership
Administrative Offices
333 Sheridan Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
www.albanycap.org

Phone: 518.463.3175
Fax: 518.463.8185
Head Start Fax: 518.432.6504
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In the Spring of 1999, legislation was passed by the New York State Legislator to begin offering Universal Pre-Kindergarten program services in New York State elementary schools. The original idea was to provide learning support to as many children and families as possible. The funding for the Universal Pre-Kindergarten programs comes from the New York State Education Department, and is granted out to the city school districts based on enrollment needs.


Albany Community Action Partnership submitted a request for proposal to the NYS State Education Department, in order to collaborate with the Albany City School District and provide Head Start program services within the Universal Pre-Kindergarten program day. A collaborative agreement was reached and has since been a successful partnership for the past several years.


Albany Community Action Partnership currently has several Head Start classrooms integrated within Universal Pre-Kindergarten programs in the Albany City School District. We have two (2) classrooms in the City of Albany, one located within Arbor Hill Elementary School on Arbor Drive, and one within Giffen Memorial Elementary School on South Pearl Street.


Albany Community Action Partnership also has three (3) Head Start/UPK integrated classrooms within our Early Learning Center on Monroe Street in downtown Albany. Special funding allows us to extend the operating program day in order to provide care for children of parents that work or attend school full time.


In addition to this collaboration with the Albany City School District, in the Fall of 2006, Albany Community Action Partnership has begun a collaboration with the Watervliet City School District, and has opened two Universal Pre-Kindergarten classrooms within the Watervliet Elementary School on Tenth Avenue in Watervliet.