Getting Into NYC Kindergarten: (September 2016)

If you will be applying your child to New York City Kindergarten for September 2016, you could pay $10,000 to a private consultant, or you could read “Getting Into NYC Kindergarten,” the only book of its kind that covers all of your available options, including:

· Public School/General Ed (zoned and unzoned)
· Public School Gifted & Talented (District & Citywide)
· Public School Dual Language
· Public School Magnet Programs
· Charter Schools
· Hunter College Elementary School
· Private Schools (Independent and Religious)

Plus advice on whether to prep your child for intelligence tests, insider tips on “working the waitlist,” how to ace a parent interview, the pros and cons of red-shirting, and a detailed timeline covering everything you should be doing in the 18 (yes, 18!) months prior to your child starting Kindergarten.

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Alina Adams is the Kindergarten Exmissions Consultant at River Park Nursery School in Manhattan. She is a NYT best-selling author who also writes the NY Gifted Education Examiner column, and is a contributor to the Today Show Parenting blog, Mommy Poppins, Red Tricycle, Kveller, Café Mom, and BlogHer. Got a question about Kindergarten in NYC? Visit her at: www.AlinaAdams.com.