Brooklyn Preschools
NYC offers free, full-day early childhood education for all 3 and 4 year olds. No income requirements. Browse 220+ Free 3-K and Pre-K programs across 47 Brooklyn neighborhoods.
No tuition, no fees, no income requirements. All NYC families qualify for these city-funded programs.
6 hours 20 minutes of instruction daily, following the DOE school calendar from September to June.
For children turning 3 by December 31. Apply through MySchools.nyc starting in January.
Guaranteed seat for every child turning 4 by December 31. 100% of eligible children can enroll.
Showing 50 of 220+ free programs
East New York
Boerum Hill
Windsor Terrace
Sunset Park
Bensonhurst
Williamsburg
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Canarsie
Sheepshead Bay
Midwood
Gravesend
Homecrest
South Slope
Canarsie
Little Caribbean
Gerritsen Beach
Bensonhurst
Borough Park
Flatbush
East New York
Crown Heights
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South Slope
Bensonhurst
Downtown Brooklyn
Bushwick
Bensonhurst
Greenpoint
Red Hook
Park Slope
3-K: Child turns 3 by December 31 of the school year.
Pre-K: Child turns 4 by December 31 of the school year.
No income requirements - all NYC families are eligible.
Applications open in January at MySchools.nyc. You can rank up to 12 programs in order of preference. The deadline is typically in March.
Offers are sent in April. Pre-K students are guaranteed a seat. 3-K availability depends on your neighborhood and program preferences. You can accept, decline, or join the waitlist.
January 2026: Applications open
March 2026: Application deadline
April 2026: Offers released
September 2026: School year begins
Every Brooklyn family qualifies for free 3-K and Pre-K. Start browsing programs in your neighborhood today.
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