Bank Street Head Start

About Us

The Administration for Children's Services partners with the Division of Continuing Education at Bank Street College of Education as one of 74 delegate agencies in New York City to operate two Head Start programs. The original program, Bank Street Head Start, is located on the first and second floors of the Genesis-Robert F. Kennedy Apartments at 113 East 13th Street, a building owned by HELP-USA, a national non-profit organization whose mission is to help those who are homeless and others in need to become and remain self-reliant. Bank Street Head Start empowers and educates low-income families and their children through comprehensive, high quality services. Our newer site, Bank Street Head Start West, is located at 410 West 40th Street in the Metro Baptist Church. The staff at both sites is committed to building long-term relationships and providing a range of individualized support in the areas of early childhood education; medical, dental, and mental health services; nutrition; and social services. Bank Street currently serves 90 children in six preschool classrooms located across both sites.