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Early adolescence is a time of remarkable physical, mental and social growth.  Children begin to distance themselves from adults and turn to their peers to learn about the world. Middle schools need to provide a strong sense of community with an academic setting that accommodates the unique learning styles of 11 to 14 year old children. This section will help you learn about the different types of middle schools in New York City as well as help you navigate the public and private middle school admissions process.

There are over 900 public and private elementary schools in New York City, and all of them have their own personalities and differ by educational approach, structure, size, cost, grades served and other characteristics. This section discusses the various types of public and private elementary schools in New York City.

Preschool-High School

Companies that purchase a subscription to EduProfile as a benefit for all of their employees and individual clients that subscribe to EduProfile will enjoy access to the School Finder which has thousands of profiles of private and public nursery, elementary, middle and high schools in your metropolitan area. Once you have identified a group of schools in which you are interested, the website allows parents to compare these schools' strengths and weaknesses.

There are over 500 public and private high schools in New York City, and all of them have their own personalities and differ by educational approach, structure, size, cost, grades served and other characteristics. This section discusses the various types of high schools in the metropolitan area.

Although there are neighborhood elementary schools for all New York City residents, there are some disctricts in New York City that have no neighborhood middle schools--forcing parents to apply to several schools which they want their child to attend. Parents will quickly learn that the private and public middle school admissions process is similar, if not more complex, than when they applied to college. You may need to tour many schools, take an entrance exam, complete the application, be interviewed and wait for an acceptance letter. This section will help you navigate this process.

In general, students are sent to preschool between the ages of 2 and 4; however, some day care centers have programs that serve children as young as 6 weeks old. Most nursery schools begin accepting applications in September, the year before you children will enroll. Please click the read more button to learn about the public and private preschool admissions process.

To help parents navigate the preschool admissions process, we offer several services including:

• A preschool finder and preschool comparison tool
• Handouts to prepare for school tours and interviews
• Eduprofile
• Workshops
• Individual consulting