HOW TO APPLY ONLINE

Dear Parents,

Thank you for your interest in the York Avenue Preschool. The following are instructions for applying online.

• Applications will be available starting in August 2022 for the 2023-2024 school year. 
• The application must be completed at the time of request and a $125 fee will be collected by credit card when you submit the application.
• To complete the application, a family photo and a copy of your child's birth certificate must be sent to the admissions office. Please include a brief note sharing your thoughts about your child. 
• In lieu of the in-person child playgroup, we ask parents to send a short, current video clip of their child (approximately three minutes). You are welcome to combine multiple shorter videos into one submission. These clips should be representative of your child and his or her interests. Some suggestions are your child playing on their own or engaging with another child or adult, outdoor time, drawing or painting. If possible, we would like to observe some language. Videos can be sent to the admissions email or to our Gmail account yorkavenuepreschoolnyc@gmail.com
• If applying for financial aid, please note that there is a separate application that can be found at  https://sssandtadsfa.force.com/familyportal/FamilyLogin This application will open in September. 
• Once these items have been sent, please call the school at (212) 734-0922 or     email admissions@yorkavenuepreschool.org to confirm receipt.  
• Notifications will be emailed in accordance with ISAAGNY guidelines. 

*Parents of siblings are not required to tour the school. However, it is necessary to submit a video clip.  

FINANCIAL AID

For the 2023 - 2024 School Year

York Avenue Preschool offers financial aid based on a family's need, as demonstrated in the financial aid application. We request families submit all required forms to TADS to process your request.

Note that the FA application is available on TADS beginning October 14, 2022.

The following are the steps to start the financial aid process:

1. Go to https://sssandtadsfa.force.com/familyportal or click on the button below
   
2. Create an account with your email address and a password to begin.   
3. Once you begin your application, you can log out of the portal at any time and return later to finish it.  Once all sections are complete, follow the prompts to the payment screen.  The processing fee of $60 is nonrefundable.
4. Submit your application.

The deadline for submitting your financial aid application (PFS) is December 9, 2022 for the 2023-2024 school year.

NEXT STEPS

Watching our students grow and blossom is one of the great joys of teaching. Our responsibility as educators is to prepare our children to leave the school with a love of learning.

The children leave with confidence, the ability to express themselves, and a preparedness for Kindergarten.

We are very proud of our Kindergarten placement record and work closely with the ongoing school Directors.

Following is a list of schools where our children have been accepted:

Our Students have also been accepted at:

Anderson
Hunter
Lower Lab
NEST

2023 - 2024 AGE GROUPS

*Dismissal will be extended once a week, to include specialty classes - 1:00 pm for Half-Day Threes

Minimum age is as of September 1, 2023.

Fees cover all transportation for field trips, cooking supplies, special events in the classrooms and graduation for the Fours.

An application fee of $125.00 is required for each applicant.

SCHOOL TOURS

We look forward to welcoming you to an informational session and school tour.

In person tours will be held from 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Tours will be posted after September 23rd. These tours are for prospective parents only. To attend an in-person tour you must be fully vaccinated. The Excelsior Pass will be required for proof of vaccination if you were vaccinated in New York State. For anyone vaccinated out of state, please contact the admissions office.

Please call our Admissions Office at (212)-734-0922 to reserve your place. All application materials must be submitted to the school before a tour is scheduled. We request both parents, if applicable, attend the tour.

Since we are not able to meet your child in person this admissions season, we invite you to share a short (no longer than 3 minutes), current video clip of your child. Some suggestions are your child playing on their own or engaging with another child or adult, outdoor time, favorite activities, drawing or painting. If possible, we would like to capture some language. Please include your child’s name in the body of the email. This can be submitted admissions@yorkavenupreschool.org or to our Google account   yorkavenuepreschoolnyc@gmail.com

NANCY BALDARO

Welcome to York Avenue Preschool!  As Admissions Director, I look forward to meeting you at one of our informative school tours. From the warm welcome you get as you enter our beautiful facility, you will realize York Avenue Preschool is a very special place for young children.

You will see happy, engaged children in bright and colorful classrooms. Each classroom is child-centered and provides a stimulating environment for learning. 

I am excited to share our school with you and get to know your family through the admissions process!

Warm regards,

Nancy Baldaro, Admissions Director