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 at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 for the 2019-2020 school year. Applications are limited.
• The application must be completed at the time of request and a $100.00 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.
• If applying for financial aid, please note that there is a separate application that can be found at sss.nais.org
• Once these items have been sent, please call the school, at (212) 734-0922 to confirm receipt and to set up a Parent tour.
• Both parents must attend the tour. Tour dates will be available on our website on Friday, September 14^th. Please note the separate tours for prospective Two's and Three's parents.
• A child playgroup will be set up at the end of the parent tour. The play groups run from November through February. One parent must accompany the child to the playgroup. The play groups are approximately a half hour.

Notifications will be emailed in accordance with ISAAGNY guidelines.

*Parents of siblings are not required to tour the school. However, it is necessary to schedule a child play group by phone.

FINANCIAL AID

For the 2019 - 2020 School Year

York Avenue Preschool offers financial aid based on a families need. Financial aid is the difference between what it costs to attend York Avenue Preschool and the family's ability to pay the tuition, as demonstrated in the financial aid application. We request families submit all required forms to SSS (School and Student Services for Financial Aid) to process your request.

The following are the steps to start the financial aid process for the 2019-2020 year:

1. Go to solutionsbysss.com/parents
2. Create your Family Portal account with your email address and a password.  If you applied for financial aid last year, login to the Family Portal as a Returning Family using the same email address and password.
3. The York Avenue Preschool I.D. is 163848
4. Complete a Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) for Academic Year 2019-20.  You can log out of the portal at any time and return later to finish it.
5. Once all PFS sections are complete with green checks, the "Submit & Pay" button activates.  Follow the prompts to the payment screen.  The fee of $51 is nonrefundable.  Once your PFS is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn from the SSS system.
6. After you pay for and submit your PFS, you have access to the Family Portal's "My Documents" tab to upload required documents by their deadlines as part of your application process. 

Note that the application is available beginning October 2, 2018.

To read more about SSS's document security, go to solutionsbysss.com/parents. To learn more about how financial aid works, please see the following article written by Mark J. Mitchell, Vice President of SSS by NAIS, Six Things To Know About How Financial Aid Works.

The deadline for submitting your financial aid application (PFS) is December 7, 2018 for the 2019-2020 school year. 
2017 tax documents are due on January 11, 2019. 
2018 tax documents are due on April 26, 2019.

AGE GROUPS AND TUITION

 Classes for the 2019-2020 School Year

*Dismissal will be extended once a week, to include specialty classes. (12:25 pm for Twos and 1:00 pm for Threes)

Minimum age is as of September 1, 2019.

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

An application fee of $100.00 is required for each applicant.

Tuitions for the school year 2020-2021 will be established in December 2019.

SCHOOL TOURS

We look forward to welcoming you. All visits begin promptly at 9:15 a.m. with a tour of the facilities followed by an informational session. Tours are from 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. A sign up for the child playgroups will be available following the tour.

These tours are for prospective parents only.  We have dedicated tours for different age groups.  Please see below to find the dates that correspond with the class you have applied your child for. 

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 do not require a follow up meeting with our Directors, this is one of our opportunities to get to know your family.

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. York Avenue students enjoy the use of our outside playground, state of the art gym, lending library and art studio. We provide many specialty classes that enhance curriculum and allow our children hands on experiences.

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