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
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