Application

Applications are accepted more than one year in advance and after Labor Day. Tours are given in the fall semester prior to the year of attendance. We accept applications for all classes, but due to continuing children, the number of entrants to the nursery and pre-kindergarten is limited. There is a $55 application fee. 

You can mail in the Hard Copy Application Form with your $55 application fee. Or, you can submit your form and application fee electronically by clicking on the below button.  If you are having trouble submitting the online form, please make sure you are using the most updated version of either the Chrome or Firefox browser.

We are still accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Please email admissions@familyannex.org for more information on availability.

EARLY NOTIFICATION POLICY

The Columbia University Affiliated Child Care Centers offer an optional earlier notification of their admissions decision to the applicant families who are current and prospective faculty, staff and students of Columbia University. Parents should ask each center director for information about the age groups covered by the Early Notification policy. 

Centers cannot require parents to opt for early notification. If a qualifying family chooses to be included in the early notification process, the Center will notify parents of their decisions after the date established by ISAAGNY.

To be considered for early notification for the 2024-2025 school year, applications must be received by December 1, 2023. Families are not required to opt for Early Notification prior to November 17, 2023.

NOTIFICATION DATES FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

Early Notification: Anyone seeking early notification, which includes Columbia affiliated families, siblings or legacies, may opt in for Early Notification on November 17, 2023 at 12:00 PM

The early notification date from the school will be no earlier than Friday, December 8th at noon, and the parent reply deadline will be no later than Friday, December 15th at noon

General Admissions: For applications COMPLETED by January 11, 2024: Parents will be notified no earlier than 8:30am on Thursday, February 29, 2024 and the parent reply deadline will be no later than noon on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

Tours

Once your application has been received, the Director or Co-Director will be in touch to schedule a Zoom information session as well as a tour of the program.

Tuition

Financial Assistance

ISAAGNY

2023 - 2024 Tuition Schedule

As a small school, we have limited financial assistance that we are able to offer. If you are interested in financial assistance, applications should be submitted soon after you submit your application to the school so that we may anticipate what your needs are. Should your child be offered a space, any financial assistance we are able to provide will be reflected in the contract.

Financial aid applications are handled through SmartAid for Parents. If applying, please contact the school for the school code.

The Family Annex Nursery School is a proud member of the Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY). Founded in 1965, ISAAGNY aims to ensure orderly, professional, and equitable admissions processes at member schools: we do so by observing a shared admissions timeline, engaging in professional development to hone our collective craft, exchanging resources and best practices, and more. The resulting spirit of cooperation serves schools, families, and nearly 30,000 students across greater New York.