Pre-K Applications Are Now Open Through April 24

Pre-kindergarten enrollment season is here again.

Beginning today and ending Friday, April 24, pre-k applications are being accepted for the 2015-2016 school year, from parents of any child born in 2011 and currently residing in New York City.

Here in Brooklyn, there will be two upcoming information sessions:

• Tuesday, March 17 (tomorrow) from 6-7:30pm at Clara Barton High School at 901 Classon Avenue
• Wednesday, March 25 (next week) from 6-7:30pm at Sunset Park High School at 153 35th Street

Placement offers will be sent out in early June to families who then can begin pre-registration that month.

The Department of Education (DOE) has a pre-k resources page and Parent Guide available on their website, which includes a directory of available pre-k and early childhood center locations (see pages 19-27), a map of which can be seen below:

As noted by Community Board 2, here in School District 13, which covers Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, and part of Bedford-Stuyvesant, available pre-k sites includes:

KASJ — BCS Duffield Children’s Center

KCEG — Imagine Dumbo – Adams

Now, how do you apply?

• Apply online: go here to create an account and submit your application. You can apply online 24 hours a day through 11:59pm on Friday, April 24.

• Apply over the phone: call 718-935-2067 between 8am and 6pm, Monday through Friday. The deadline to apply over the phone is Friday, April 24 at 6pm.

• Apply in person: visit the counselors at a DOE Family Welcome Center, which are open from 8am-3pm, Monday through Friday. There are centers at: 1780 Ocean Avenue, 415 89th Street, 29 Fort Greene Place, and 1665 St. Mark’s Avenue. The deadline to apply in person is Friday, April 24 at 3pm.

Whether you are planning to submit your pre-K application online, over the phone, or in person at a Family Welcome Center, make sure you have the following information with you when you apply:

• Child’s name
• Child’s date of birth
• Parent/guardian name
• Child’s address
• Your telephone number
• Your email address (for online applications)
• Sibling information – if your child has a sibling attending one of the programs that you’re applying to, you’ll need to provide the sibling’s name, the sibling’s date of birth, the sibling’s current school, and the sibling’s school ID number.
• The programs you’re applying to, in order of preference.

For more information about the pre-K process, and to see a full list of the available school sites in our area, go here.

Reporting contributed by Anna Gustafson.