Albany Children's Center

To enroll in Albany Unified School District's school age (TK–5th grade) childcare please complete an application. Applications are available through the link at the top of this page beginning in early February and continuing through the end of June. In other months, the application is not available and we use our existing waitlist to fill openings. 

We will communicate the status of your child's admission in July. You may check your status on the waitlist by emailing Danielle Eichner at deichner@ausdk12.org. Admissions do not roll over from year to year and must be re-submitted each school year. If you are interested in attending a school tour, they are available from September to May. Visitor passes are provided for parents who are interested in visiting the childcare programs.

Due to the high demand for quality childcare, ACC works from a waitlist pool to enroll children into the childcare programs. The waitlist is not in numerical order. It is a fluctuating document based on a number of adjustable criteria, such as grade level openings, site capacity, and gender balance. It is also based on the eligibility requirements of the California Department of Education and full-cost programs.

Enrollment for the before- & after-school care programs for TK–3rd students is determined when a parent contacts the ACC office after receiving their child’s school assignment (generally in the summer prior to the start of the school year). At that time, ACC will determine if a space is available for the student at the requested program.

Children are enrolled based on the following priority order:

1. Recipients of Child Protective Services (CPS) or CPS referrals
2. Qualified low-income subsidized families
3. ACC children from the ACC preschool program
4. AUSD staff children
5. Waitlist, based on the date their application was received
6. Age and level when a position is open and based on classroom capacity

Once you have been accepted into one of our programs, a deposit of $100 will be required. (The deposit is non-refundable unless 60-day notice is given prior to the scheduled enrollment date.) There is also a yearly Materials Fee of $100. If an offer of enrollment comes less than 30 days prior to the starting day of enrollment, the deposit will be non-refundable. Families applying for low-income subsidized status will be required to bring in documentation of income status and/or educational (student) status. Once all paperwork is complete, a starting date will be agreed on.