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District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue

Grades: Pre-K
8501 5th Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11209
Phone: 718-439-2960

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Our Insights

District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue is a district Pre-K center run by the Department of Education that provides preschool for 4 year olds. The center is in its own building, in Bay Ridge.

The program has lots of activities for children to explore art, nature, music, dramatic play and more.Teachers ask children questions, invite back-and-forth conversation to develop language skills, mutual respect and promote positive social interactions.

There is dedicated space for play, apart from classrooms.

This school prioritizes children who live in District 20 but anyone is welcome to apply. To see if your address is in the district for this program please use our school search. For more information about 3-K and Pre-K enrollment and advice on how to find a program, please visit our Pre-K page.

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

What is the Pre-K like?

From the NYC Program Assessment (CLASS and ECERS-R) Database through 2018-2019

Instruction: Teachers ask kids to explain their reasoning when they solve problems
Activities: Children explore art, music, sand/water, dramatic play and more
Language: Teachers talk and listen to kids in a supportive way
Interaction: Teachers ask kids good questions and invite back-and-forth conversation

Who does this school serve?

From 2018-19 Demographic Snapshot

Enrollment
20
Asian
20%
Black
5%
Hispanic
30%
White
45%
Other
0%
Pre-K seats
20

From 2018 School Directories



For more information about our data sources, see About Our Data · More DOE statistics for this school

Contact & Location

Location

Bay Ridge (District 20)
Trains: R Line to 86 St
Buses: B63, B16, S53, S93

Contact

Principal
Dianne Gounardes
Parent Coordinator
Connie Pitsoulis
[email protected]
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Other Details

Shared campus?
No
This school is in its own building.

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