What is the most elite NYC preschool?

[Anonymous]

Thanks both. We are actually leaning more towards private. We've heard PS9 was great on the public side, but still would prefer private.
We aren't fixed on UWS vs. UES, and pretty adaptable.
Being Europeans (system is different and less competitive there), we won't cry if we get into an A/A- school vs. an A+ school ; as long as it solid academically, gives strong options for high school and our kid is HAPPY.

Aside from exmissions we are also very focused on kids happiness, any feedback on that regard? notably on columbus?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our child is three and got accepted into International Preschools, Montclare, and the nursery program at Town School. Ideally we would want Dalton, Trinity, Collegiate and other top tier for elementary and high school. Which school should we choose for his preschool/nursery?

Honestly I am not sure Town would be thrilled to have you exmit after PreK since they go through 8th and that’s where their exmissions is focused.

Trinity is extraordinarily difficult to get in to for K. They take so many siblings and legacies. I think this year they had about 10 open spots for unconnected families.

I am unsure about exmissions with Monclare or IPS.

I would pick IPS. Montclare has a decent number of siblings and legacies for Dalton Trinity Collegiate. Maybe room for 1-2 new families to go to those schools.

Town is non starter if you want to apply out

[Anonymous]

Columbus preschool is meh. Would definitely skip

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks both. We are actually leaning more towards private. We've heard PS9 was great on the public side, but still would prefer private.
We aren't fixed on UWS vs. UES, and pretty adaptable.
Being Europeans (system is different and less competitive there), we won't cry if we get into an A/A- school vs. an A+ school ; as long as it solid academically, gives strong options for high school and our kid is HAPPY.

Aside from exmissions we are also very focused on kids happiness, any feedback on that regard? notably on columbus?

Columbus was recently sold by the family that started it. Some of the teachers stayed (and the director stayed), but many teachers left. I really liked the director but it felt like maybe a school in transition and that gave me pause.

The only other thing to know is if your child has a summer birthday (meaning you’d likely have to redshirt and apply to private k), at Columbus it’s a repeat of 4s, whereas other preschools offer a 5s program.

[Anonymous]

We just got our applications back and are trying to decide between CCDS, All Souls, and Washington Market. We plan on either staying put or relocating to be near our choice. We love all three schools. But we would love to know which one has the best emissions? Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just got our applications back and are trying to decide between CCDS, All Souls, and Washington Market. We plan on either staying put or relocating to be near our choice. We love all three schools. But we would love to know which one has the best emissions? Thank you!

CCDS, then All Souls, then Washington Market. I’d be surprised if anyone disagreed with this order.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just got our applications back and are trying to decide between CCDS, All Souls, and Washington Market. We plan on either staying put or relocating to be near our choice. We love all three schools. But we would love to know which one has the best emissions? Thank you!

CCDS, then All Souls, then Washington Market. I’d be surprised if anyone disagreed with this order.

Curious to know why you put CCDS ahead of All Souls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child is three and got accepted into International Preschools, Montclare, and the nursery program at Town School. Ideally we would want Dalton, Trinity, Collegiate and other top tier for elementary and high school. Which school should we choose for his preschool/nursery?

Honestly I am not sure Town would be thrilled to have you exmit after PreK since they go through 8th and that’s where their exmissions is focused.

Trinity is extraordinarily difficult to get in to for K. They take so many siblings and legacies. I think this year they had about 10 open spots for unconnected families.

I am unsure about exmissions with Monclare or IPS.

I would pick IPS. Montclare has a decent number of siblings and legacies for Dalton Trinity Collegiate. Maybe room for 1-2 new families to go to those schools.

Town is non starter if you want to apply out

Thanks for the responses.

Is it better to choose a school (either IPS or Montclare) with exmissions to top-tier private for kindergarten and see which private school works out at K application?

Or is or better to start at Town and continue at Town, and do exmissions after elementary / middle school?

My spouse is okay with doing Town for nursery all the way to elementary/middle school. And do exmissions later on. For me personally, I would prefer top-tier private coed or all-boys for kindergarten and onwards.

What would you advise on this situation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just got our applications back and are trying to decide between CCDS, All Souls, and Washington Market. We plan on either staying put or relocating to be near our choice. We love all three schools. But we would love to know which one has the best emissions? Thank you!

CCDS, then All Souls, then Washington Market. I’d be surprised if anyone disagreed with this order.

Curious to know why you put CCDS ahead of All Souls

Curious on this one as well. I would say All Souls over CCDS or same level. I had a chat with a parent from CCDS that had to harass their PSD for feedback from ongoing schools. They weren’t getting feedback as early as all the other feeders which I thought was so strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child is three and got accepted into International Preschools, Montclare, and the nursery program at Town School. Ideally we would want Dalton, Trinity, Collegiate and other top tier for elementary and high school. Which school should we choose for his preschool/nursery?

Honestly I am not sure Town would be thrilled to have you exmit after PreK since they go through 8th and that’s where their exmissions is focused.

Trinity is extraordinarily difficult to get in to for K. They take so many siblings and legacies. I think this year they had about 10 open spots for unconnected families.

I am unsure about exmissions with Monclare or IPS.

I would pick IPS. Montclare has a decent number of siblings and legacies for Dalton Trinity Collegiate. Maybe room for 1-2 new families to go to those schools.

Town is non starter if you want to apply out

Thanks for the responses.

Is it better to choose a school (either IPS or Montclare) with exmissions to top-tier private for kindergarten and see which private school works out at K application?

Or is or better to start at Town and continue at Town, and do exmissions after elementary / middle school?

My spouse is okay with doing Town for nursery all the way to elementary/middle school. And do exmissions later on. For me personally, I would prefer top-tier private coed or all-boys for kindergarten and onwards.

What would you advise on this situation?

Since it sounds like you haven’t agreed on what you are looking for for K, I would do IPS or Montclare. Worst case you could apply to Town again for K. It is not as competitive as TT co-ed and some of the all-boys. Just be sure to give them a thoughtful reply back to your acceptance letter as soon as possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just got our applications back and are trying to decide between CCDS, All Souls, and Washington Market. We plan on either staying put or relocating to be near our choice. We love all three schools. But we would love to know which one has the best emissions? Thank you!

CCDS, then All Souls, then Washington Market. I’d be surprised if anyone disagreed with this order.

Curious to know why you put CCDS ahead of All Souls

Curious on this one as well. I would say All Souls over CCDS or same level. I had a chat with a parent from CCDS that had to harass their PSD for feedback from ongoing schools. They weren’t getting feedback as early as all the other feeders which I thought was so strange.

CCDS is smaller (fewer kids to place), slightly more preparatory for k (vs Reggio), and historically better exmissions. The facilities are better in my opinion, and the teachers are more seasoned. I heard delayed feedback as well this year, but they still did well in the end.

We didn’t get in to CCDS and ended up at All Souls. It was fine, but I’d still rank CCDS above it.

[Anonymous]

If you are a family that is unconnected, no legacy, no siblings, and targeting top-tier private for kindergarten, either co-ed (Dalton, Trinity, etc) or all-boys school, which of these preschools are actually best to choose.

Episcopal, Brick, 92NY, MAPCDS, STMPG, REDS, All Souls, Christ Church, Park Children’s Day, West Side Montessori, Brownstone, Montclare, Garden House, York Avenue Day School, International Preschools, Merricat’s Castle School.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are a family that is unconnected, no legacy, no siblings, and targeting top-tier private for kindergarten, either co-ed (Dalton, Trinity, etc) or all-boys school, which of these preschools are actually best to choose.

Episcopal, Brick, 92NY, MAPCDS, STMPG, REDS, All Souls, Christ Church, Park Children’s Day, West Side Montessori, Brownstone, Montclare, Garden House, York Avenue Day School, International Preschools, Merricat’s Castle School.

Brick or Montclare..

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just got our applications back and are trying to decide between CCDS, All Souls, and Washington Market. We plan on either staying put or relocating to be near our choice. We love all three schools. But we would love to know which one has the best emissions? Thank you!

CCDS, then All Souls, then Washington Market. I’d be surprised if anyone disagreed with this order.

Curious to know why you put CCDS ahead of All Souls

Curious on this one as well. I would say All Souls over CCDS or same level. I had a chat with a parent from CCDS that had to harass their PSD for feedback from ongoing schools. They weren’t getting feedback as early as all the other feeders which I thought was so strange.

CCDS is smaller (fewer kids to place), slightly more preparatory for k (vs Reggio), and historically better exmissions. The facilities are better in my opinion, and the teachers are more seasoned. I heard delayed feedback as well this year, but they still did well in the end.

We didn’t get in to CCDS and ended up at All Souls. It was fine, but I’d still rank CCDS above it.

All Souls only has two PreK classes who exmit, does CCDS only have one? I also feel like CCDS has more siblings and legacies to compete with. I also disagree that teachers are less seasoned at All Souls. They had one teacher retire last year after many many years (teaching since the 1980s). The turn over is very low at All Souls, and all head teachers a some associates all have masters degrees.

I can’t speak to CCDS facilities, I’ve never seen them, but All Souls upgraded their facilities a few years ago.

Also in terms of K preparedness, All Souls kids get in to all the same TT schools CCDS kids get in to, so they are definitely just as prepared even with a play based curriculum (which is what kids in early childhood should be getting).

[Anonymous]

Top tier preschools in Manhattan are Episcopal and 92nd Y.