Admissions

Applications for the current school year are available on our website under the Admissions page.

The process includes a completed application form, submission of an application processing fee, and a video conferencing call with the family.

Completed forms should be emailed to hollingworthpreschooladmissions@tc.columbia.edu and the application fee processed online.

The 2023 - 2024 tuition will be announced on October 28, 2022 on the admissions page. Parents may elect from four tuition payment plans of 1, 2, 4, or 8 installments. There is no additional fee for payment plans.  A deposit is due upon enrollment. Tuition payments are paid via credit card.

Our class sizes range from 10 - 12 children.

The faculty of Hollingworth Preschool is composed of educators who share a commitment to life-long learning, child-responsive education, and the enactment of theory and practice. All of our faculty and staff are either current or former Teachers College graduate students pursuing advanced degrees. Our associate and assistant teachers participate in a competitive and rigorous application process to gain a position at the preschool. The Hollingworth Center and Preschool’s leadership team has extensive experience, active in research and service in the field of early childhood education.

Applications for limited needs-based financial aid are available. Please email the admissions office at hollingworthpreschooladmissions@tc.columbia.edu  to request application. 

Yes, we offer early notification and standard notification to all families. Each family indicates its desired notification date on the application form.  In order to ensure an equitable process, no special affiliation is needed for early notification. 

The central piece of our admissions process at Hollingworth Preschool is building our school community. Beginning with each child, we focus our attention first on the engagement and enjoyment of each child. We truly believe there is much to children’s holistic profiles (including personalities, learning styles, and more!)  that influence how a community of children, loved ones, and teachers come together. It is our hope that our school community will be reflective of the amazing diversity of New York City. From our observations during the admissions process we review each child’s application with the intention of facilitating engaging and productive learning dynamics and strong friendships within the class. We then consider what potentials might be offered when we gather the children, families, and teachers all together when we begin this journey called school.

There is metered parking on 120th Street and Broadway. 121st Street allows parking according to alternate side rules. There are two parking garages in the neighborhood; one at Riverside Church and the other on 122nd Street at Broadway.

TC students are a wonderful resource to Hollingworth families from incidental to regular babysitting. As many graduate students live on campus and have flexible schedules, they are often available at odd hours and/or even for short period of times. Some families utilize graduate students to transport students at pick up and drop off times to and from school.

Families with children who have young fall birthdays may elect a third year.

Yes, we accept credit card payments via Hollingworth Preschool Payment Page through The College.

We welcome speakers of all languages and have the expertise to support these children as they become multilingual. During the school year, our literacy–rich classroom environment and pedagogical approaches support multilingual learners as their comfort, knowledge, and use of the languages grow.