Preschool & Child Development

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• New Mexico Pre-K
• High School Preschool Labs
• City of Albuquerque Child Development Centers
• Developmental Preschool Program
• Head Start (Youth Development, Inc.)
• Even Start Family Literacy

For more information, call the Early Childhood Office
(505) 880-8249 (ext. 182)

New Mexico Pre-K

The APS community offers a variety of resources and programs for preschool.

How to enroll?
Contact the schools below or the Early Childhood Office.

Note: In order to enroll, the child must be four years old prior to 12:01 a.m. on September 1.

Adobe Acres Elementary
1724 Camino Del Valle SW
School contact: 877-4799

Armijo Elementary
1440 Gatewood Rd. SW
School contact: (505) 877-2920

Barcelona Elementary
2311 Barcelona Rd SW
School contact: (505) 877-0400

Eugene Field Elementary
700 Edith Blvd. NE
School contact: (505) 764-2014

Helen Cordero Primary School
8800 Eucariz NW
School contact: (505) 831-6214

Kit Carson Elementary
1921 Byron Avenue SW
School contact: (505) 877-2724

Lavaland Elementary
501 57th St. NW
School contact: 836-4911

Los Padillas Elementary
2525 Los Padillas Road SW
School contact: (505) 877-0108

Navajo Elementary
2936 Hughes Rd SW
School contact: 873-8512

Pajarito Elementary
2701 Don Felipe SW
School contact: (505) 877-9718

Valle Vista Elementary
1700 Mae Avenue SW
School contact: (505) 836-4211

High School Preschool Labs

APS high schools (except for Cibola and La Cueva) provide a preschool lab. The lab is run by the parenting and teaching classes in the high school's family consumer science departments.

Students and APS employees at each school are given enrollment priority in the preschool lab. Remaining openings are available to the public.

How to enroll? Contact your nearest high school for availability.

City of Albuquerque Child Development Centers

• Child Development Resources
• Pre-Kindergarten Center Listing (PreK)
• Child Development Center Listing (CDC)

These services are offered by joint efforts of the City and APS. Learn more about The Division of Child and Family Development Services.

For more information, call (505) 855-9906

Developmental Preschool Program

This program offers services for children between the ages of 2 and 5 years of age (prior to Sept. 1) who have been identified as having a developmental delay or a disability. These services include individual therapy for speech and/or language as well as fine or gross motor delays.

Services are also available in 43 classrooms located in 35 schools.

Head Start (Youth Development, Inc.)

The YDI Head Start program is designed to help break the cycle of poverty by providing preschool children of low-income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional, educational, and physical needs.

How to enroll? Contact YDI offices or the schools below.

Kirtland
3530 Gibson SE
Contact: (505) 255-2085

Mary Ann Binford
1400 Corriz SW
Contact: (505) 836-0276

Pedro Baca
1700 Centro Familiar SW
Contact: (505) 452-2214

La Promesa
5201 Central NW
Contact: (505) 268-3274

Reginald Chavez
2700 Mountain Rd
Contact: (505) 244-0330

South Valley
5816 Isleta Blvd SW
Contact: (505) 873-0905

Title I Office

Contact the Title I Office for more information about this program.

Even Start Family Literacy

Title I Even Start Family Literacy programs are available at various APS elementary schools.

Even Start is a federally-funded family literacy program for eligible parents and their children.