Tiger Mom, is that you? Manhattan mother Nicole Imprescia has filed a lawsuit against the $19,000/year York Avenue Preschool for allegedly ruining her toddler's chances of getting into an Ivy League school. The suit claims, "At age four, [York Avenue Preschool] was still teaching [Imprescia's] daughter about shapes and colors - a two year old's learning environment." She's lucky to get that! Most private schools now consider shapes too "stultifying." more ›

This year, over 112 public schools placed students on wait lists for their kindergarten programs, and last year the Daily News reported that getting into many Brooklyn pre-K programs were "tougher to get into than Harvard." Now, the News says getting into Brooklyn pre-K is even tougher than that. more ›

Though the DOE is considering developing new tests for gifted admission, they may be ignoring the one part of the test that worries parents most. Statistics showed that the number of black and Latino students admitted into gifted programs had dropped significantly in the past three years, but many parents are more worried that a test taken at the age of four could determine their child's education for the next six years. Furthermore, new tests administered in 2012 may include children as young as three. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] After thieves stole computers, electronics and an aquarium (with fish) from Brooklyn preschools one young charge demanded retribution. "I want the cops to get the bad guys and beat them up and just get them and put them in jail," five-year-old Christine Stephen told NY1. Two other similar institutions in the area, David Foster Preschool Academy and Little Stars Daycare, were also targeted. more ›

A Rockland County family filed suit against the New York Archdiocese after a Catholic preschool wouldn't accept their child because she has not been fully vaccinated, according to the Post. The couple — who filed the suit anonymously — claim they are the victims of religious discrimination and are seeking a court order so their 4-year-old can attend the St. Margaret School in Pearl River after the preschool rejected their request for a religious exemption. more ›

Even though the state has required developmental screening for pre-K students for years, parents are confused as to why the city has just begun to enforce it. Developmental screening for subsidized and public preschool programs is supposed to identify children who may need extra help, but parents and teachers think the tests come too early. "I don't think the test can give an accurate picture of where a child is," teacher Crystal Salas told the Daily News. The test requires toddlers to play with blocks, draw pictures and identify shapes and colors. Can't they just give the kids the marshmallow test and call it a day? more ›