Your child must be 2 years of age, by September 1st to be enrolled at the school. Brownstone takes applications a year in advance of the school year that you want to send your child to school. So for example, if you would like your child to attend The Brownstone School in September 2008, you should call us on the third Monday of September 2007 to request an application package. Demand for an application package will be high, so we encourage you to call or stop by the school on this morning. In 2008, we are anticipating a large number of siblings to enter the school. The admissions office has decided, based on discussions with those sibling families, not to release applications for the Blue Room (birthdates between June to December 2005) . For the young Two's (Red Room), names may be selected by lottery. (Birthdates January 1 -August 31 2006.)

     Once you have returned the completed application form to us, please call us a few days later to arrange a parent tour for the fall. Tour slots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis, and tend to fill up quickly. Parent tours are held in the morning. The Director of Admissions will give you an overview of the program and answer any general questions that you may have. This information session will be followed by a tour of the classrooms, led by one of our current parent volunteers. Your visit will last about 40 minutes.

     If after your tour, you want to proceed further, please call us to arrange a child visit for January or February. Notice of whether your child is accepted into the program is sent out at the beginning of March, following guidelines set by the Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY), of which Brownstone is a longstanding member. Preference is given to siblings and legacy families. Children do not need to be toilet trained.

     The Brownstone School is a licensed by the NYC Department of Health, Division of Daycare and is under the aegis of the Agency for Child Development.