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Application

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2018 Kindergarten Open House

  

Wednesday, 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

2018 Kindergarten Open House

    

Friday, January 5

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

2018 Kindergarten Open House

Tuesday, January 9

5:30 - 7:30 pm

 

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

2018 Kindergarten Timeline

November 13, 2017

    Deadline to sign up for the Gifted & Talented Test

 November 28, 2017 - January 12, 2018

     Application period

 March 2018

     Placement offers sent home

 April 2018

     Registration begins

September 2018

     School begins

How to Apply for Kindergarten

  All NYC students turning five years old in 2018

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 Brooklyn Kindergarten Directory in
    • the PS 230 lower school office
    • Room 201 in the PS 230 upper school

     Translations of the Kindergarten Directories can be found in the right hand menu of this page.

     Then, visit schools that interest you.

     A schedule of Kindergarten Open Houses in New York City can be found here.

Step 2. Your Application

You can apply for kindergarten by

Family Welcome Centers

Family Welcome Centers are open from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm,

Monday through 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 2018.

      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