In New York City, children begin 3K in the calendar year they turn three. Children begin Pre-K when they turn four. If you have a child born in 2022, you will apply to 3K this winter and your child will begin 3K in September 2025. If you have a child born in 2021, you will apply to Pre-K this winter and your child will begin Pre-K in September 2025.

The 3K and Pre-K application will open on January 15, 2025 and the deadline to apply is February 28, 2025.

During the application period, families can apply one of two ways:

1. Online with MySchools (Open external link). Apply online in English, Arabic, Bengali/Bangla, Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Korean, Russian, Spanish, or Urdu.
   
2. By phone at 718-935-2009. Interpretation services are available in more than 200 languages for over-the-phone applications. You can ask questions and request information about admissions in any language when you call.

Registration

When school offers are given in the Spring, we will be asking families to accept or decline their offer in Myschools.

Families can also respond to offers by contacting the school directly at our email, mainoffice@ps896.org or by calling the Office of Student Enrollment at 718-935-2009.

Our school staff will be reaching out to confirm your acceptance and obtain an email.