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Eligibility

Eligibility Process

This varies a bit depending on where (and whether) a child currently attends pre-K.

  • For current pre-K students at DOE/district schools, Pre-K Centers, NYC Early Education Centers (NYCEECs), or charter schools:

    • Anyone who adds a G&T program to their kindergarten application will be evaluated by their current pre-K teachers.

  • For current pre-K students at private or parochial school programs, or for children who are not yet in school:

    1. Interested families apply by listing a G&T program on their kindergarten application.

    2. After the application closes, DOE's Division of Early Childhood Education contacts applicants to set up interviews.

    3. Then, interviews take place.

    4. Based on these interviews, early childhood education experts nominate eligible applicants for G&T admissions.