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3-K and Pre-K applications for the 2025-2026 school year opened on January 15th and will close on February 28th, 2025. As part of last year’s budget negotiations, the Council secured $5 million in dedicated marketing and outreach for early childhood education in the current DOE budget to ensure we fill every seat.

If you’re having trouble finding an open seat for your child in NYC public schools, the following organizations can help families find, apply for, and enroll in vacant seats:


Brooklyn

Hebrew Educational Society of Brooklyn

Contact: Raymona Pittman | Early Childhood Co-Director

Edith & Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst

Contact: Julia Linetskiy, Cynthia Caparro | Director, Program Services, Early Childhood Director

Center for Family Life

Contact: Cathy Vargas | Community Services Program Director

Make the Road New York

Contact: Julissa Bisono | Co-Director of Organizing

Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth & Families, Inc

Contact: Jennifer Leon | Coordinator

Mixteca Organization Inc.

Contact: Vianey Romero-Mendez | Director of Programs

Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation

Contact: Alice Heeger | Program Director, Public Benefits and Food Access

Muslim Community Network, Inc.

Contact: Husein Yatabarry | Executive Director

Parent-Child Relationship Association

Contact: Danlong Jiang | Program Director

RiseBoro Community Partnership

Contact: Amy Nunez | Director of Outreach and Special Projects

Shorefront Y

Contact: Marina Kravets | Case Manager


Queens

Queens Community House, Inc.

Contact: Dawn Mastoridis | Director

Sunnyside Community Services

Contact: Jose Miranda | Associate Executive Director of Youth and Immigrant Services

Make the Road New York

Contact: Julissa Bisono | Co-Director of Organizing


Manhattan

AID for Life

Contact: Cristóbal Kubick | Vice President for Program Strategy

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center

Contact: Marisol Baez | Assistant Director of Support Services

Educational Alliance

Contact: Martha Lee | Senior Director of Early Childhood

Greenwich House

Contact: Jasmin Sanchez | Director of Youth Services

Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth & Families, Inc

Contact: Jennifer Leon | Coordinator

Center for Family Life

Contact: Cathy Vargas | Community Services Program Director


Bronx

Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers, Inc

Contact: Nekeisha Parker | Program Coordinator

Mercy Center

Contact: Jessica Tenesaca | NYC Benefits Childcare Coordinator

Montefiore Medical Center/UBA

Contact: Susan Lally | Director

Center for Urban Community Services

Contact: Megan Sergi Howard | Program Director

Muslim Community Network, Inc.

Contact: Husein Yatabarry | Executive Director

Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth & Families, Inc

Contact: Jennifer Leon | Coordinator