Admissions: 3-K

In New York City, you can apply to 3-K in the calendar year that your child turns three.

The 3-K application usually opens in mid-January and closes in late February, for the school year starting the following September.

Applications can be submitted online with MySchools, by phone (718) 935-2009 or in person at the District 13 Family Welcome Center located at 415 89th Street in Bay Ridge.

Initial offers are made by NYC Public Schools and not PS20.

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We offer three (3) full-day 3K classes for a total of 45 seats.

Each 3K classroom has a maximum capacity of 15 students with a lead instructor and a paraprofessional “co-teacher”.

Offers to PS20 are made by NYC Public Schools (not PS20) based upon a child’s position on the priority list below:

  1. Zoned children with a sibling at PS20

  2. All other zoned children

  3. Children who live in District 13 with a sibling at PS20

  4. Children who live outside of District 13 who have a sibling at PS20

  5. All other children living in District 13

  6. All other children who live outside the district

NOTE: We are a participant in the Diversity in Admissions initiative that sets aside 40% of the seats for low-income families or those in temporary housing.