The Ballston Spa Central School District is currently enrolling students for its Universal Prekindergarten Program for the 2019-2020 school year. An eligible child is a child who resides within the school district and who is four years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2019. A child who is age-eligible to attend kindergarten is not eligible for the UPK program.
Agencies that provide the Universal Prekindergarten Program for the district are the YMCA Malta Childcare Center, the Saratoga County Equal Opportunity Center Head Start program at Gordon Creek Elementary School, and the Ballston Area Community Center.
To enroll a child at the YMCA Malta Childcare Center, contact Jenna Graber at (518) 583-4342.
To enroll a child at the Saratoga County EOC Head Start program, contact Lina Sanchez at (518) 884-7270 ext. 3484.
To enroll a child at the Ballston Area Community Center, contact Kathi Leigh at (518) 885-3261, ext. 16.
The application packet is available on the BSCSD website or through the UPK agencies. The application deadline is Jan. 31. Parents/guardians will be notified in writing at the end of February of placement decisions.
More information on UPK is available through the district’s Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment at (518) 884-7195, ext. 1330 or at the district’s Universal Prekindergarten Program webpage via www.bscsd.org.