Getting Into NYC Kindergarten: Updated for 2020!

UPDATED FOR 2020! If you will be applying your child to New York City Kindergarten, you could pay $40,000 to a private consultant, or you could read “Getting Into NYC Kindergarten,” the only book of its kind that covers everything the Department of Education doesn't want you to know, and lists all of your available options, including:

·Public School/General Ed (zoned and unzoned)
·Public School Gifted & Talented (District & Citywide)
·Public School Dual Language
·Public School Magnet Programs
·Charter Schools
·Hunter College Elementary School
·Private Schools (Independent and Religious)

Plus advice on whether to prep your child for intelligence tests, insider tips on “working the waitlist,” how to ace a parent interview, the pros and cons of red-shirting, and a detailed timeline covering everything you should be doing in the 18 (yes, 18!) months prior to your child starting Kindergarten. The Department of Education is constantly changing its own procedures (like trying to get rid of G&T and rezoning). Don't get left behind or tripped up!

It is possible to raise your odds of getting into your first-choice school, but the window of opportunity is very brief. Don't fill out any forms until you've read this book!

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Alina Adams is a NYT best-selling author who also writes for New York School Talk, and is a contributor to The Daily News, The New York Post, the Today Show Parenting blog, Mommy Poppins, Red Tricycle, Kveller, Café Mom, and BlogHer.

Got a question about Kindergarten in NYC? Workshops, webisodes, podcasts and a calculator to help your figure out the optimal date for your child's Gifted & Talented tests are at: www.NYCSchoolSecrets.com