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Horace Mann School Nursery-Kindergarten Division

PrivateUpper East Side
55 East 90th Street, New York, NY 10128
718-432-4100

Overview

Educational philosophy

Progressive / Play Based

Programs offered

3s · Pre-K · K

Annual tuition

$49K – $69K / yr

School continues

Through Kindergarten

Student-teacher ratio

6:1

Total students

~150

Financial aid

Aid: $$

Sibling & legacy

Upcoming:No upcoming admissions dates — check back soon

The Nursery Division is Horace Mann School's early-childhood program, housed on the Upper East Side (Carnegie Hill) in the former carriage house of the Carnegie estate at 55 East 90th Street, a separate campus from the main K-12 school in Riverdale. About 144 children ages 3 to 5 attend across Threes, Pre-Kindergarten and three Kindergarten classes, with a 6:1 student-teacher ratio. The nonsectarian, coeducational program follows a child-centered, Reggio Emilia-inspired emergent curriculum and uses the Yale RULER framework for social-emotional learning. After Kindergarten, children continue on to Horace Mann's Lower Division and the school's K-12 continuum.

Programs & Schedule

3s3 yrs – 4 yrs
Schedule optionTuition / yr
part-time half-day, morning or afternoon$49,350
full day$68,700
Pre-KAge 4–5

Schedule

Extended hours

No

Tuition

$68,700 / yr

KAge 5

Schedule

Extended hours

No

Tuition

$68,700 / yr

Admissions

Applications open.Aug 4
Application form due; complete by Jan 15. K: First Look assessment reg opens Sept 15.Nov 15
Financial aid deadline.Nov 15
Kindergarten ~first week of Feb; Nursery/Pre-K shortly after Presidents' Weekend.Feb 4
Reply/enrollment due.Feb 11

Leadership

Marinés Arroyo

Head of the Nursery Division since 2019-20; previously the division's Teacher in Charge

Admissions contact

Jason Caldwell

admissions@horacemann.org

Culture & Community

Educational approach
Progressive / Play Based

Child-centered, emergent early-childhood curriculum inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach: faculty describe themselves as researchers who watch children at play and build daily life around the children's abilities and interests, viewing the child as an active, competent learner. The program balances literacy, math, science, music and movement, with specialists in science, literacy, library, studio (art), music, movement and chess. Social-emotional learning is delivered through a partnership with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and its RULER program (recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing and regulating emotions).

GenderCo-ed
Cultural programs
MusicArt
Outdoor spaceOwn outdoor space ✓
Enrichment
Specialists in science, literacy, library and chessRULER social-emotional learning (Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence)

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