All children must be at least 1.7 by September 1 of the school year. Children who turn 1.7 during the year are not eligible.

Fill out this Application Form and pay the $55 application fee.

Once we have the application, parents of the applicant are invited for a tour of the school. After the tour, teachers from the classroom you are applying to join will reach out to schedule a playdate for your child to visit the room and meet the teachers

We’re generally full in September and only accept children if a spot unexpectedly opens up and a family leaves.

For children entering the Toddler or Nursery room, we do not expect them to be potty trained. The teachers are always available to discuss strategies and support for potty training, should you need it. For the Pre-K year, we do expect children to be able to use the bathroom with minimal support.

Yes, we have a professional musician on staff who works in each classroom once a week. Children also visit the Studio in small groups with our atelierista.

We roughly follow the New York City Department of Education calendar for major holidays and Federal holidays. The school makes determinations if we should close at other times in extreme weather situations. You can find our calendar here.

We open the day after Labor Day and we close the last Thursday in July for the month of August.

Teachers have opportunities to attend workshops and conferences based on the Reggio Emilia approach in Washington, D.C., Boulder, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Pa., Reggio Emilia, Italy and Pistoia, Italy. We also work with various consultants to strengthen our understanding and knowledge of the Reggio Emilia philosophy.

In the fall of the Pre-K year, a meeting is held for current Pre-K parents to hear about the experiences of former parents around both public and private schools. The director will then meet individually with families to talk about schools that would be a good fit for their children. All admission and referral forms will be reviewed by the director and teacher and submitted to the on-going schools. The director will follow up with directors of on-going schools as required or requested by parents.

A partial list of acceptances for our Pre-K children includes: Speyer Legacy, Manhattan Country School, Bank Street, Trevor, Calhoun, Riverdale Day School, Studio School, Dwight, La Scuola D'Italia, The School at Columbia, The Cathedral School, Spence, Hunter College Elementary School, and St. Hilda's & St. Hughes. Children have also been accepted in bilingual public programs and G&T public programs.