Admissions

3K – Yellow Room
Pre-K – Orange Room

Apply for 3K or PreK at UPNS by completing a NYC DOE myschools application and listing UPNS as one of your choices. Our open seats are assigned by the DOE.

Admission Dates:

Wednesday, January 15, 2025: 3-K and Pre-K Applications Open
Friday, February 28, 2025: 3-K and Pre-K Applications Close
Tuesday, May 13, 2025: Pre-K Offer Release
Tuesday, May 20, 2025: 3-K Offer Release

–Children with a 2022 birthday are eligible for DOE 3K for 2025-2026

–Children with a 2021 birthday are eligible for DOE PreK for 2025-2026

2’s Class – Blue Room

Our 2’s class is fully enrolled for the 2025-2026 school year.

We will begin accepting applications for the 2026-2027 school year in August 2025. The application deadline is December 31, 2025. We do accept applications after the deadline for spots on our waitlist.

All families who apply are invited to attend a parent tour in November or December.

Our Early Decision notification date will be in late January 2026.

Our General Decision notification date will be in March (Date TBD by ISAAGNY, the Independent Schools Admissions Association of New York)

APPLICATION – UPNS Blue Room
  • $50 Application Fee
  • Schedule: 5 days from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Blue Room tuition for 2025-2026 is $30,000
  • Children must be 2 by September 15 to be eligible
  • First Priority admissions: Siblings of UPNS Co-op Member Families
  • Priority admissions to children of NYU faculty, staff, and students
  • We welcome applications from all families and enroll children from the community (non-NYU families) every year
  • Eligible Blue Room families may apply for a UPNS scholarship.

Please email Layla or Loyan at info@universityplazanursery.org with questions. We will get right back to you!