Apply to Kindergarten

For Prospective Families

After you have clicked on Apply Now, select the blue "Create Account" link to create a username and password.

For Current Nightingale Families

Click on the Apply Now button. Enter your username and password for the Nightingale website when prompted.

Kindergarten applicants during the 2024-2025 admissions season for the 2025-2026 academic year must be five years old by September 1, 2025.

After you submit your application we will attach an online checklist that will be viewable when you next sign into your account. Please use the online checklist to schedule a time for your daughter to come visit in person for her assessment. This will be a group assessment that will last approximately 45-60 minutes. There is no formal programming for parents/guardians during this time and you are welcome to have a caregiver or other adult bring her to the appointment. More information regarding the assessment will be provided one week before the appointment.

Please use the online checklist to schedule one of two options for an interview:

You will schedule an appointment for an in-person Schoolhouse tour with a current parent that will be followed by a conversation with a member of the admissions team. The duration of the visit will be approximately 90 minutes.

OR

You will schedule an appointment for a virtual conversation with a member of the Admissions team. This appointment will be held via Zoom, and participants are welcome to join from different locations. The duration of the call will be approximately 30 minutes. We will schedule your Schoolhouse tour at a separate time. Please contact Admissions & Financial Aid Coordinator Nat Chery at nchery@szsderun.com, or call 212-933-6515, to schedule your Schoolhouse tour.

All interview appointments after December 6 will be virtual appointments.

Request that your daughter's current school send school records directly to Nightingale. For applicants to Kindergarten, the ISAAGNY Confidential School Report Form is available on the online portal and can be sent directly to your early childhood director. This report must be submitted to Nightingale by January 1.

The events are an excellent opportunity for prospective parents/guardians to learn about Nightingale by asking questions and engaging in dialogue with key faculty, administration, students, and parents.

Please click here for more information and here to begin the process.