How to Apply for Kindergarten

Children born in . . .

  2015    

  Welcome to Kindergarten!

Application

Apply Online

2020 Kindergarten Open House

  

Friday, December 13

9:00 - 10:30 am

425 McDonald Avenue, near Church Avenue

 

to RSVP:  call (718) 437-6135 x2010

or email Jill Reinier, Parent Coordinator at jreinier@schools.nyc.gov

2020 Kindergarten Open House

    

Monday, January 6

9:00 - 10:30 am

425 McDonald Avenue, near Church Avenue

 

to RSVP:  call (718) 437-6135 x2010

or email Jill Reinier, Parent Coordinator at jreinier@schools.nyc.gov

2020 Kindergarten Open House

Monday, January 13

9:00 - 10:30 am

425 McDonald Avenue, near Church Avenue

 

to RSVP:  call (718) 437-6135 x2010

or email Jill Reinier, Parent Coordinator at jreinier@schools.nyc.gov

Admissions Calendar

2020 Kindergarten Timeline

Tuesday, November 12

    Deadline to sign up for the Gifted & Talented Test

early December - January 21

     Application period

March 2020

     Placement offers sent home

April 2020

     Registration begins

September 2020

     School begins

How to Apply for Kindergarten

  All NYC students turning five years old in 2020

should apply for kindergarten.

 

Most kindergarten students attend their zoned school.

Your zoned school is determined by your home address. 

If you want to find out your zoned school,

call 311

or visit school search

and type in your home address on the provided line.

Step 1. Explore Your Options

To explore your options,

  • pick up a Kindergarten and Gifted & Talented Admissions Guide in
    • the PS 230 lower school office
    • Room 201 in the PS 230 upper school
  •  then, visit the schools that interest you.

Visit NYC Department of Education website to find

  • the Kindergarten and Gifted & Talented Admissions Guide online
  •  a schedule of Kindergarten Open Houses in New York City.

Step 2. Your Application

You can apply for kindergarten by

Family Welcome Centers

Family Welcome Centers are open from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm,

Monday through Thursday,

and 8:00 - 3:00 pm on Friday

 

Brooklyn Family Welcome Centers:

  • 29 Fort Greene Place, between DeKalb and Fulton Avenues
  • 415 89th Street, between 4th and 5th Avenues
  • 1780 Ocean Avenue, on the corner of Avenue
  • 1665 St. Mark’s Avenue, near Eastern Parkway

 

For a full list of Family Welcome Centers, click here.

Step 3. Placement in a School

      After you submit your application, you will receive notification about your child’s kindergarten placement in March 2020.

      If you are satisfied with your placement, call the school to make an appointment for pre-registration.

      You will automatically be placed on the wait-list for programs you ranked higher than the program where your child received an offer. 

      Schools will contact families on the wait-list directly if they are able to offer them a seat.  No additional action is required to remain on the wait-list.

Step 4. Pre-Registration

 In order to accept the placement you were offered, you must call the school to make an appointment to register your child. 

 

When registering for Kindergarten, you must bring your child with you. 

 

You must also bring

               Proof of your child’s age (birth certificate or passport)

               Two documents verifying proof of residence.  Acceptable documents are listed below

Utility bill (National Grid or Con Edison) or cable television bill  in the resident’s name, dated within the past 60 days

Original lease agreement, deed, or mortgage statement for the residence

Current property tax bill for the residence

Water bill for the residence, dated within the past 90 days

Official payroll documentation from an employer (i.e. payroll receipt), dated within the past 60 days

Document from a federal, state or local government agency (on letterhead) indicating the resident’s name and address (i.e. document from the IRS, NYCHA, or ACS), dated within the past 60 days

Government-issued ID card with address