• BFS Application for Admissions & Membership

    BFS Application for Admissions & Membership

    For the School Year 2026-2027

  • Thank you for your interest in Brooklyn Free Space!

    Before completing this application, please review our Admissions Information, including age eligibility, admissions procedures, important dates, tuition and fees, and Pre-K admissions information.

    Private-pay applicants: A non-refundable $100 application fee is required for your application to be considered complete.

    Pre-K applicants: Do not pay the application fee. The BFS application fee is waived for Pre-K applicants.

    Currently we do not offer 3-K at Brooklyn Free Space.

    View BFS Admissions Information → 

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  • PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION

    Below, please include information for parents or guardians with either joint, legal or physical custody.

  • SCHOOL INFORMATION

    BFS offers full-day programs only.

    Jitterbug & Dragonfly: 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
    Butterfly, Sunshine & Rainbow: 8:50 a.m.–3:10 p.m.
    Pre-K: Children born in 2022 are eligible for the 2026–2027 school year.

  • School Day (Please select one of the following options):*
  • Medical Alerts (Does your child have any serious medical condition(s) that we should be aware of?)*
  • Are you planning to apply for financial aid?

  •  Financial Aid

    BFS offers need-based financial aid for eligible private-pay families. Financial aid applications are completed separately through School and Student Services (SSS).

    After submitting your BFS application, please complete the SSS financial aid application.

    Apply for Financial Aid through SSS →

     

     

  • Please select from the options below*

  • APPLICANT SURVEY

    Brooklyn Free Space is committed to serving the needs and interests of the families in its diverse surrounding communities. We therefore request some basic information from prospective applicants in order to better fulfill that commitment. If there are questions that you would prefer not to answer, please feel free to skip them. Please note that your responses will remain private.

  • How did you hear about Brooklyn Free Space? (Select one)*
  • Race/Ethnicity (Please identify which of the following categories describes your child's race/ethnic group. Please select all that apply.)*
  • Adoption (Was your child adopted?)*
  • Fostering (Are you fostering your child or is their adoption still pending?)*
  • Family Structure Please identify which of the following categories describes your family structure:*
  • Would you describe your family as a:*

  • Application Fee


    A $100 non-refundable application fee is required for applicable private-pay applications.

    Do not submit the application fee for Pre-K applicants, current BFS students, eligible sibling applicants, or BFS staff applicants.

    Pay Application Fee →

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