
Manhattan Preschools
NYC offers free, full-day early childhood education for all 3 and 4 year olds. No income requirements. Browse 372+ Free 3-K and Pre-K programs across 66 Manhattan 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. Applications for the 2026-2027 school year closed on February 27, 2026.
Guaranteed seat for every child turning 4 by December 31. Pre-K offers for 2026 are scheduled for May 12, 2026.
Showing 372 of 372+ free programs
Upper West Side
Manhattan
East Village

Upper West Side

Manhattan
Morningside Heights
Jamaica
Harlem
Chelsea
Manhattan
Greenwich Village
Manhattan
Manhattan
Midtown East
Upper East Side

Civic Center/Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Manhattan
Washington Heights
Washington Heights
Inwood
Washington Heights
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Harlem
Manhattan
Manhattan
East Harlem
Upper East Side
Washington Heights
Hamilton Heights
Battery Park City
Manhattan
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Manhattan

Roosevelt Island

Roosevelt Island
Manhattan
Upper West Side

Lower East Side

Murray Hill
Manhattan
Tribeca
East Harlem
Manhattan

Upper West Side
Midtown East
West Village
Upper West Side
Upper West Side
Upper East Side
East Harlem
Manhattan
Manhattan
Tribeca
Tribeca
Yorkville
Upper West Side
NoHo
Manhattan
Tribeca

Financial District

Manhattan

East Harlem

East Harlem
East Harlem
Midtown Manhattan
Harlem
Manhattan
Manhattan

Chelsea

Chelsea
Hell's Kitchen
Upper West Side

Upper West Side

Upper West Side
East Harlem
Tribeca
Washington Heights
Manhattan
Battery Park City
Manhattan
Harlem

East Harlem
West Harlem
Tribeca
Manhattan
Harlem

Upper East Side

Upper East Side

Manhattan

Upper East Side
Manhattan
Financial District
Upper West Side

East Harlem
Chelsea

Manhattan's Upper West Side
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Harlem
East Village / Lower East Side

Upper West Side / Morningside Heights

East Harlem

East Harlem

Chelsea

Chelsea
East Harlem

Midtown West
Midtown West
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Lower East Side

Chinatown / Lower East Side
East Village
Greenwich Village

Lower East Side
Greenwich Village
Harlem
Harlem
Upper East Side
Lower East Side / Two Bridges / Chinatown
Manhattan

West Village

Tribeca
Upper West Side
Midtown West

Chinatown

Chinatown
East Village

Lower East Side / Chinatown

Lower East Side, Two Bridges/Chinatown
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Washington Heights

Midtown
East Harlem

Hell's Kitchen
Lincoln Square

Mount Morris Park
Harlem
Manhattan
Harlem
Harlem
Upper West Side

Upper West Side

Upper West Side
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
East Harlem
Midtown East
Midtown East
Manhattan
Washington Heights
Upper East Side

Harlem

Harlem
Harlem
Harlem, East Harlem
East Harlem
Harlem

Sugar Hill

Harlem
Chinatown
MN27
East Harlem
Lower East Side
Lower East Side
Upper East Side
Upper East Side
Gramercy Park

Upper West Side
East Village, Lower East Side
Battery Park City
Washington Heights
MN28
Washington Heights
Chelsea
Manhattan
Financial District
Manhattan
Morningside Heights
East Harlem
Manhattan
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Harlem
East Village
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Manhattan
Harlem
Washington Heights

East Harlem

East Harlem
East Village
East Harlem
East Harlem
East Harlem
East Harlem

Manhattan
Lower East Side
Upper East Side
MN27
East Harlem
Harlem
Lower East Side
Lower East Side
Lower East Side

Harlem

Harlem
East Harlem
Harlem
Harlem
Lower East Side
Historic South Street Seaport, Downtown Manhattan

Manhattan
Harlem
Manhattan
East Harlem
East Harlem
Midtown
Financial District / Civic Center
Two Bridges
Hamilton Heights
Manhattan
East Harlem
Chelsea
East Village

Harlem (District 5)
Manhattan

East Harlem
Long Island City
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Inwood
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Chelsea
Lower East Side
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Manhattan
Chelsea
Manhattan
Morningside Heights
Manhattan
Greenwich Village
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Alphabet City
East Harlem
Upper West Side
Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds
Manhattan
Inwood
Manhattan
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Harlem
Chinatown
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Upper West Side
East Harlem South
South Harlem
Manhattan
Hamilton Heights
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Upper West Side
East Harlem
Harlem
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Washington Heights
Hamilton Heights
Manhattan
Harlem
Manhattan
Central Harlem
Midtown West
Harlem
Manhattan
Manhattan

Upper West Side, Lincoln Square
Manhattan
Washington Heights
Washington Heights
Hamilton Heights
Roosevelt Island
Upper West Side
Upper East Side
East Harlem
Manhattan
Inwood

Central Harlem
Flatiron
Financial District
Carnegie Hill
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Central Harlem
Upper East Side
Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan
Corona
East Harlem
Harlem
Randall Manor
Inwood
Washington Heights
Manhattan
Manhattan
East Village
Murray Hill/Gramercy
Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
Upper East Side
Midtown Manhattan
Hudson Yards
Harlem
South Street Seaport
Murray Hill
San Juan Hill
Lower East Side

Upper West Side of Manhattan
Hamilton Heights
Upper West Side
Central Harlem
MN27
Harlem
Manhattan
Washington Heights
Washington Heights
Washington Heights
Upper West Side, Lincoln Square
Washington Heights
Yorkville
Midtown East
Upper West Side

Manhattan
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.
For the 2026-2027 school year, applications closed on February 27, 2026 at MySchools.nyc. Families can still join waitlists and track late availability.
Pre-K offers are scheduled for May 12, 2026 and 3-K offers for May 19, 2026. Waitlists opened on February 28, 2026.
February 27, 2026: 3-K and Pre-K application deadline
February 28, 2026: Waitlists open
May 12, 2026: Pre-K offers release
May 19, 2026: 3-K offers release
Compare Free 3-K and Pre-K programs by neighborhood while you track offer dates and waitlist movement.
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