Kindergarten Placement

Parents of children who are preparing to enter kindergarten receive guidance and support beginning in the spring prior to application and continuing through the next school year until they are placed in a kindergarten for the following year.  La Escuelita provides group workshops and individual counseling that guides families through every step of the process, including:  exploring and narrowing public and private school options; applications; reviewing essays and references; arranging private school testing; and making final decisions.

La Escuelita preschool graduates will be prepared for Spanish-only, English-only, or bilingual classrooms.  La Escuelita graduates attend private schools and selective public schools, including dual language and gifted and talented programs.  For students in English-only schools, La Escuelita provides a Spanish Afterschool Program for continued opportunities to enhance their academic and communication skills in Spanish.

La Escuelita graduates have attended the following public elementary schools: 

P.S. 87 Dual Language, P.S. 75 Dual Language, P.S. 163 Dual Language, P.S. 84 Dual Language, P.S. 9 G&T, P.S. 199, Hunter, Anderson, NEST, Special Music School, Manhattan School for Children, Central Park East II, P.S. 39 (Brooklyn), P.S. 153, P.S. 183, Amistad and Hamilton Heights Academy.

La Escuelita graduates have attended the following private elementary schools:

Manhattan Country School, Dalton, Cathedral, Ethical Culture, Heschel, Buckley, Rodeph Sholom,   Bank Street School for Children, Studio School, Grace Church, Collegiate, Horace Mann, Sacred Heart, Ramaz, The School at Columbia University, Mandell, Columbia Grammar, Calhoun, Elizabeth Morrow, St. Luke's and International School of Brooklyn.