Admissions

3K – Yellow Room
Pre-K – Orange Room

  • All children with a 2022 birthday are eligible for DOE 3K for 2025-2026
  • All children with a 2021 birthday are eligible for DOE PreK for 2025-2026

To apply for 3K or PreK at UPNS, complete a NYC DOE myschools application and list UPNS as one of your choices. Our open seats are assigned by the DOE.

2’s Class – Blue Room

  • Children who will be 2 years old by September 15th are eligible for the 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. Our application deadline is December 31, 2025. Families who apply after December 31st will be added to our waitlist.

Families who apply are invited to a parent tour in November or December.

Our Early Decision notification will be in late January 2026 (Date TBD). Our General Decision notification date will be in March 2026 (Date TBD by ISAAGNY, the Independent Schools Admissions Association of New York).

Blue Room Application
  • $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!