ADMISSIONS: PRE-K

In New York City, children begin pre-K in the calendar year they turn four. Current 3K families must submit an application as well to be considered for placement at PS20.

The Pre-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 the NYC Public Schools and not PS20.

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We offer three (3) full-day Pre-K classes for a total of 54 seats.

Each Pre-K classroom has a maximum capacity of 18 students with a lead instructor and a paraprofessional “co-teacher”.

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

  1. Children who currently attend 3-K at PS20

  2. Children who live in the zone with a sibling at PS20.

  3. All other zoned children.

  4. Children who live in District 13 with a sibling at the school.

  5. Children who live outside of District 13 with a sibling at the school.

  6. All other children living in District 13.

  7. All other children.

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.