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Welcome!
Come and Explore
Agri-Business Child Development
(ABCD)
Early childhood is such an adventure! Let's enjoy this time together!!
ABOUT ABCD
Our Roots
Back in 1946, a group of New York State farmers took action to ensure that young children could be in a safe and healthy environment while their parents worked in the fields, orchards, and packing houses. Funds were appropriated to support childcare centers in agricultural communities across NYS and ABCD was born. It is now decades later and ABCD is still going strong. This amazing non-profit organization has proven that high quality, comprehensive, bilingual education services can bring together hardworking families, school districts, and community partners to support children along the path to their best selves. ABCD has graduated thousands of children who today thrive as successful students, mentors, community members, and leaders. We couldn't be more proud of our children, families, and staff! Thank you to ABCD's founders who had the vision for this life changing program.
ABCD continues to prepare children and families for educational success, create jobs, and support NYS's rural economies. By the numbers, the agency
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operates 13 full-time centers;
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employs more than 300 staff;
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annually serves approximately 1,000 children;
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impacts 19 NYS counties and 60 school districts.
Services in all ABCD centers include:
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Comprehensive Early Childhood Education
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Early Intervention and Disability Services
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Health, Oral Health, Emotional Well-being, and Nutrition
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Math, Science, Language, Literacy, and Social-Emotional Development
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Parent Engagement
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Community Connections
Present Day
"The ABCD Annual Report is available to the public upon request."
This website is supported by Grant Numbers 90CM009864 and 02CH012924 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Agri-Business Child Development and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.