Apply for Pre-K

In New York City, children begin pre-K in the calendar year they turn four. If you have a child born in 2018, you will apply to pre-K this winter and your child will begin pre-K in September 2022.

The pre-K application is now open, and the deadline to apply is March 18, 2022.

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.

Apply for
Kindergarten

The application deadline for Kindergarten has closed for the 2022-2023 school year.

Have a child born in 2017 and missed the deadline? You can still participate in admissions. Add yourself to programs’ waitlists with your MySchools.nyc(Open external link) account–learn how in this video tutorial

All families should participate in kindergarten admissions, including children currently attending pre-K, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students with accessibility needs.

MySchools (Open external link) includes an online directory tool that allows families to explore program choices, save programs of interest and submit their application, all on the same site.

Families can apply to Kindergarten in two ways, online at MySchools and over the phone by calling 718-935-2009. Additionally, you can share the attached flyer with your families about the Kindergarten application.  

Pre-K & K 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. Due to ongoing school closures the Spring pre registration process will occur virtually. 

Given the circumstances, we are all working together to be flexible and accommodating with families during this unprecedented time. To that end, there will be no pre-registration deadline for Kindergarten registration completion.   We thank you for your patience and understanding.

Register for Grades 1, 2, 3, and 4

New families interested in registering for grades 1 to 4 for the 2022-2023 school year can reach out to Ms. Kwan at mainoffice@ps896.org.