Ballston Spa Central School District enrolling for UPK program
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. » The Ballston Spa Central School District will begin accepting applications on Jan. 1, 2022, for its Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program for the 2022-2023 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, 2022. A child who is age-eligible to attend kindergarten is not eligible for the UPK program.
The program is provided for the district by the YMCA Malta Childcare Center, the LifeWorks Head Start program at Malta Commons, and the Ballston Area Community Center. Applications will be accepted beginning Jan.
1. If more applications are submitted than NYSED has funded for the District, a lottery will be used to select children to participate in the program. All complete applications (those with all required documentation) received by Jan. 31 will be considered for the lottery.
Parents/guardians will be notified in writing by Feb. 28 of placement decisions. Applications received after the Jan. 31 deadline will be placed on a waiting list for placement as vacancies occur.
For more detailed information about each agency’s program, please contact:
• YMCA Malta Childcare Center, contact (518) 583-4342, Ext. 181
• LifeWorks Head Start program, contact (518) 884-7270 Ext. 157
• Ballston Area Community Center, contact (518) 885-3261, Ext. 4
Ballston Area Community Center will host a UPK Open House at 20 Malta Avenue on Jan. 20 from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm. Attendees will be able to meet the teachers, visit classrooms, and learn about the program. Applications for the UPK will be available at the open house. Adults only please; masks will be required.
For any other questions regarding the program, please contact the Ballston Spa Central School District’s Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment at upk@bscsd.org or (518) 884-7195, ext. 1374. Please visit the District’s UPK web page at https://www.bscsd.org/Page/13334 for more information or to download an application.