Kids' activities in New York City

14th Street Y After School (Educational Alliance)

general · East Village

AgesKindergarten–5th Grade

ScheduleUntil 6:00 PM; fall/spring semester calendar published on page

PriceSemester/year tuition table on page (e.g. ranges listed for 1–5 days/week)

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Abrons Arts Center

arts · Lower East Side

AgesGroup classes ages 3–11 and teens 12–19; private music lessons ages 5–adult

ScheduleSemester group classes (many Saturday morning sections)

PriceSample Origins Visual Arts / Dance and Movement sections listed at $440 with tuition assistance; NYCHA Arts Initiative free tuition for eligible LES residents

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After-School All-Stars New York

general · Manhattan

AgesElementary and middle school students at partner NYC school sites

ScheduleSchool-year after-school at partner NYC schools

PriceFree comprehensive after-school programs at partner schools (afterschoolallstars.org)

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Alice Austen House Family Engagement

museum · Staten Island

AgesYoung Alice Austen and Her Family K–3rd; other workshops span K–12; family engagement for children with adults

ScheduleMuseum Wednesday–Friday 12–4 pm; Saturdays 11 am–4 pm; family engagement workshops on events calendar

PriceSuggested admission $5; SNAP free up to 4; Family membership $50 (aliceausten.org)

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Alley Pond Environmental Center

nature/animal · Douglaston

AgesPrograms from 18 months through age 14 (early childhood 18 months–4; summer drop-off 6–14; ages 2–5 with adult)

ScheduleBuilding typically Mon–Fri 9 am–4:30 pm; weekends 9 am–1 pm; trails dawn to dusk

PriceParking and entrance free; suggested donation $5 per person

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Alley Pond Environmental Center Summer Programs

day camp · Bayside

AgesDrop-off tracks ages 6–8, 9–11, 6–11, and Teen STEM ages 12–14

ScheduleWeeklong morning nature/science camps (e.g. Summer Science Squad / Alley Pond Pioneers 9:30 am–12:30 pm; Teen STEM Mon–Thu 10:00 am–12:30 pm)

PriceExamples published: Science Squad/Pioneers $325/week; Animal Group Troop $200/week; Teen STEM $255/session

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Alvin Ailey Extension Kids & Teens

dance · Hell's Kitchen

Ages2–17

ScheduleSunday Kids & Teens series at The Ailey Studios

PriceSession and drop-in pricing published on Ailey Extension Kids & Teens page (varies by season)

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Amalgamated Nursery School

childcare · Kingsbridge

Ages3K and Pre-K for All

ScheduleWeekday nursery school program (school-year calendar)

PriceFree 3K and Pre-K for All (NYC DOE-funded) stated on own site; free 2K announced for 2026–27

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American Folk Art Museum Families

museum · Upper West Side

AgesFamilies & Folk Art designed for children ages 4 and up with accompanying adults

ScheduleMuseum Wednesday–Sunday 11:30 am–6 pm; Families & Folk Art sessions on programs calendar (example Nov 14, 2026 10:30–11:30 am)

PriceMuseum admission always free; Families & Folk Art free (registration required; space limited)

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Art House Astoria

arts · Astoria

AgesRock Band grades 2–5 and 6–12; Intermediate Tap grades 3–8 among offerings

ScheduleAfter-school / weekend hours published on site

PricePrivate lessons ~$177/mo (30 min) / $244 (45) / $310 (60); group classes often ~$23–$37/visit or ~$122–$176/mo

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Art Lab Summer Art Camp

day camp · St. George

AgesCamp Kandinsky ages 3–5; Camp Picasso ages 6–12

ScheduleSummer sessions Tue/Wed/Thu; Camp Picasso full day commonly 9:30 am–4:00 pm; half-day AM/PM options; Kandinsky Mondays & Fridays half-day

PriceCamp Picasso full day published at $470 per session block (plus registration fee); half-day and multi-session rates on product pages

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Asphalt Green Summer Day Camp

day camp · Upper East Side

Ages4½–13; Leaders-in-Training for teens entering grades 9–11 (UES)

ScheduleMonday–Friday 8:30 am–4:15 pm; multi-week summer sessions (four-week minimum)

Price2027 dates/rates page: Peewee/Junior 4-week from about $7,750; full summer about $9,695; Senior full summer about $10,350; LIT full summer about $6,410 (confirm current year)

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Astoria Dance Center

dance · Astoria

Ages2–teens

ScheduleWeekly dance classes ages 2–teens on studio schedule

PriceDance Together 6-week ~$135 + $25 reg; summer 1x/week ~$130–$150 / 2x ~$270–$300 + reg

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BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

dance · Parkchester

AgesAATT Academy ages 6–9

ScheduleClasses offered every Spring, Summer, and Fall (session dates published by season)

PriceMembership plans $40 or $70/mo; AATT Academy registration historically ~$100–$130/term — confirm current term fee

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Ballet Academy East

dance · Upper East Side

AgesYoung Dancer Division ages 18 months–6; Primary ages 6–7; Children + Teen ages 7–14; Pre-Professional ages 7–19

ScheduleSchool-year Young Dancer through Pre-Professional divisions (weekly class grids)

PriceChildren/Teen once weekly ~$1,890–$1,990/yr; twice ~$3,402–$3,582; Young Dancer ~$1,690–$3,348; Pre-Pro levels ~$4,700–$13,000 (balletacademyeast.com)

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Ballet Hispánico School of Dance

dance · Upper West Side

AgesLos Pasitos ages 2–5; Encuentros open class ages 6–18; La Academia ages 7–23

ScheduleFull-year school programs

PriceJunior Summer Intensive ~$1,688–$2,400/4 wks; teen Summer Intensive ~$2,365–$2,625/4 wks; winter intensive ~$520 (ballethispanico.org)

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Ballet Imagination

dance · St. George

AgesKids levels typically ages 3–4 through 12+

ScheduleKids ballet levels on weekly schedule

Price~$20–$30/class (site-listed ~$20/class; $25–$30 range)

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Ballet Tech

dance · Midtown

AgesNYC Public School for Dance grades 4–8; Ballet Tech Across New York for public elementary 2nd–3rd graders

ScheduleElementary school day 8:15am–2:35pm; Middle School 8:20am–4:15pm with dance Mon–Fri afternoons; after-school Roads to Success ~2:35–6pm

PriceTuition-free for NYC Public School for Dance and BTANY enrichment

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Bank Street Family Center

childcare · Upper West Side

Ages6 months–5 years (infant-toddler and preschool classrooms)

ScheduleMonday–Friday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM; extended day through 5:45 PM

Price2026–27: 2–5 days/wk about $25,439–$60,040 depending on days and pickup time (bankstreet.edu Family Center tuition)

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Bank Street Summer Camp

day camp · Upper West Side

AgesRising Pre-K through grade 8 (Lower Camp ages 4+ by first day; Middle grades 2–4; Creative Collective grades 5–8)

ScheduleDay camp commonly 8:30 am–3:15 pm; After Camp until 5:45 pm

Price3-week Session 1 about $2,590; Session 2 about $2,775; 5-week about $4,440 (sliding scale / reduced tuition available; After Camp extra)

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Bay Ridge School of Music

music · Bay Ridge

AgesLessons for kids and adults

ScheduleMon–Fri 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Saturdays 8:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; month-to-month private lessons

PricePrivate lessons published at $199/month (30 min), $279 (45 min), $369 (60 min); registration fee $49 stated on pricing block

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Bay Ridge Strings Studio

music · Bay Ridge

AgesViolin preschool–age 12; piano age 4–adult; workshops ages 5–10

ScheduleRolling enrollment; weekday/Saturday lesson openings published on home page

Price30-min trial $50; 4-lesson violin/piano workshop $175; annual flat-fee schedule for 35 lessons (amount by inquiry); recital fee $100

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BHMS (Brooklyn Heights Montessori School)

childcare · Cobble Hill

AgesTwos through 8th grade (programs from age two)

ScheduleTwos 8:40–11:30am; half-day Threes/Fours 8:30am–12:00pm; full-day Threes–K 8:30am–3:00pm; grades ~8:15/8:20am–3:05/3:15pm; MAP after-school for full-day students

Price2026–27: Twos half-day from ~$19,200 (2-day) to $37,700 (5-day); Twos/3s–4s full-day ~$56,700; K–8 ~$57,100–$60,200 (bhmsny.org / ClassOfNext)

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Billie Holiday Theatre Youth Arts Academy

arts · Bed-Stuy

Ages3–18

ScheduleYearly training with 32 weeks of instruction; Saturday start dates published by season

PriceTuition by class level and number of weekly classes; pay-in-full 10% discount or monthly plan

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Bloomingdale School of Music

music · Upper West Side

AgesEarly childhood from 6 weeks; youth and teen classes and lessons

ScheduleFall enrollment periods published on site

PricePrivate trial lessons listed at $30 for 30 minutes

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Boys & Girls Club of Harlem

general · Harlem

Ages5–18

ScheduleAfter-school / youth programs for ages 5–18 (school-year schedule)

PriceFree after-school / club programs

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BPA of NY Summer Camp

day camp · Flushing

AgesUpcoming K–8th (ages 5–14)

ScheduleMulti-week summer day; published hours include 8:00 am–5:00 pm option

Price~$1,850 (8am–3pm) or $2,150 (8am–5pm) for 7/1–8/14/2026; +$150 deposit (toward tuition) + $50 reg; early-reg/sibling discounts

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BPL Central Library Youth Wing

library · Prospect Heights

AgesNewborns to tweens; First Five Years and Play Lab for ages 0–5

ScheduleWeekly programs for children birth through age 12; special performances and author events

PriceFree

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BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center

arts · Long Island City

AgesKids handbuilding ages 8 and above; separate teens handbuilding classes

ScheduleSunday kids/teens semester sessions and drop-ins (Fall/Winter dates published on product pages)

PriceKids/teens semester handbuilding from $280 (clay and firing included); drop-in pricing published separately

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Broadway YMCA Child Care & Preschool

childcare · Staten Island

AgesPre-K 3 nursery school (full-day and half-day)

SchedulePre-K for All five days a week (school year); Pre-K 3 half- and full-day options published on branch page

PriceFree Pre-K for All / 3-K; Pre-K 3 nursery: $100 deposit + 10 equal tuition payments (amount by branch)

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Bronx Children's Museum

museum · Mott Haven

AgesBirth through elementary ages (Nest birth–age 3; museum programming commonly ages 1–12; under 1 free)

ScheduleTuesday–Friday morning sessions; Saturdays morning and afternoon sessions; Sunday Fundays last Sunday of each month

PriceChildren $8; adults $14; seniors $10; under 1 free (admission page)

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Bronx Equestrian Center

horseback · Pelham Bay

AgesLessons ages 6 to adult; July children's horsemanship program ages 6–17

ScheduleOpen every day 9am until dusk; July kids program 9:00 AM–2:00 PM Monday–Friday

PricePrivate lessons $40 half hour / $65 one hour; 10-lesson books $350 / $600; pony rides $5 for three rides

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Bronx Music Hall

music · Mott Haven

AgesChildren’s classes ages 7–14; youth registration described for ages 6–18; teen music production ages 14–18

ScheduleWeekly classes in three 10-week sessions (Fall, Spring & Summer)

PriceYouth registration fee $45 (ages 6–18) published as the class cost; adult registration fee $90; financial aid may be available

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Bronx River Art Center Summer Kids Art

day camp · Bronx

AgesKids ages 7–12 and teens ages 13–19 (summer morning sessions)

ScheduleMonday–Thursday morning visual arts sessions in summer (e.g. 10:30 am–12:30 pm when offered)

PriceKids art classes ~$25–$60 (site-listed session fees)

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Bronx Zoo Children's Programs

nature/animal · Bronx

AgesZoo Explorers and Discovery Girls ages 8–12

ScheduleDrop-off Zoo Explorers on select Saturdays/Sundays 9:30 am–12:00 pm; Discovery Girls multi-session Sundays

PriceZoo Explorers $60 non-member / $48 member; Discovery Girls series $120 non-member / $96 member

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Brooklyn Ballet School

dance · Downtown Brooklyn

Ages3–17 for year-round children's programs

ScheduleYear-round classes; summer intensives and weekly summer classes by age

PricePre/Elementary Ballet full year ~$930; Level I–IV ~$930–$3,069 by # classes; Conservatory ~$2,852–$3,720 (brooklynballet.org)

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden Garden Adventures

day camp · Prospect Heights

Ages4–13

ScheduleWednesday–Friday for two weeks in July or August, 9 am–1 pm (drop-off)

Price$419 member / $445 nonmember per 6-session summer session (bbg.org Garden Adventures)

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden Kids & Families

nature/animal · Prospect Heights

AgesChildren's Garden classes ages 2–13; Discovery Garden for kids of all ages

ScheduleDrop-in Discovery Garden; Fall First Discoveries Wednesdays & Fridays; Children's Garden class series spring/fall/summer

PriceSeeds (ages 4–5) Friday $280 nonmember/$255 member; Saturday $350/$325 (7 sessions) — see class page for all fees

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Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center

nature/animal · Brooklyn Heights

AgesEarly Nature Experiences ages 2–4 when offered; Open Hours all ages

ScheduleOpen Hours Thursdays and Fridays 3–5 pm; Saturdays and Sundays 1–5 pm (2026 season preview)

PricePublic Open Hours free

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Brooklyn Children's Museum

museum · Crown Heights

Ages6 months–10 years

ScheduleMuseum open Wednesday–Sunday 10 am–5 pm; Community Access Thursdays 2–5 pm

Price$15 general admission; free Community Access Thursdays 2–5 pm

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Brooklyn Children's Museum Summer Rising

day camp · Crown Heights

AgesGrades K–5 at BCM's Summer Rising site

ScheduleFull-day Summer Rising partnership program (NYC Public Schools + DYCD)

PriceFree via Summer Rising (pending seat availability)

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Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

music · Park Slope

AgesEarly childhood from 6 months; private lessons ages 6–adult; group classes from age 5

ScheduleCommunity Music School year-round; Fall registration periods for many group classes

PricePrivate lessons 2026–27: 30-min $3,584/yr ($1,792/16-wk semester adults); 45-min $4,128; 60-min $4,744; +$55 registration (bkcm.org)

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Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program (BCAP)

day camp · Park Slope

Ages7–12

ScheduleTwo-week summer day camp sessions

PriceProgram discontinued as BPL summer camp (no longer offered); prior sessions were ~$750–$800/2 weeks with aid

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Brooklyn Friends School Early Childhood

childcare · Downtown Brooklyn

Ages2–4 (Early Childhood 2s, 3s, and 4s)

ScheduleWeekday preschool ages 3–4 (Lower School early childhood schedule)

Price~$31,630–$57,660/year (2s–4s half/full day; 2026–27)

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Brooklyn Heights Montessori Preschool Summer Camp

day camp · Cobble Hill

AgesHalf-day Bridge ages 3–4; full-day Primary ages 3–6.5 at session start (open to non-BHMS students)

ScheduleThree two-week sessions July 6–17, July 20–31, August 3–14, 2026; half day roughly 8:30 am–noon; full day roughly 8:30 am–3:00 pm; optional AM/PM camper care add-ons

PriceHalf-day $915 per session; full-day $1,750 per session (Summer 2026 tuition table)

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Brooklyn Music School

arts · Downtown Brooklyn

AgesArts Reaching Youth after-school ages 5–11

ScheduleAfter-school periods with optional school pickup

PricePrivate lessons ~$82/30 min, $108/45, $124/60; early childhood ~$34/class; youth group ~$40–$45/class; +$40 registration (brooklynmusicschool.org/prices)

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Brooklyn Public Library Kids

library · Brooklyn

AgesBabies and Books birth–18 months; Toddler Time 18 months–3 years; Preschool Story Time 3–5 years; Story Play birth–5 years

ScheduleStorytimes and afterschool programs across BPL branches

PriceFree

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Camp Brooklyn

day camp · Downtown Brooklyn

Ages3 (by published cutoff) through rising 4th grade; must be potty trained

ScheduleThree two-week sessions; day 8:30 am–3 pm; extended day 3–5:30 pm

PriceExtended day additional fee (3–5:30pm); late pickup $35; base session tuition by inquiry (registration refundable until May 1 less $100 cancel fee)

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Camp Léman

day camp · Financial District

Ages3 through rising 6th grade

ScheduleJune 22 through August 7, 2026; flexible weekly enrollment with half-day, full-day, and extended-day options

PriceFull-day about $1,400/wk or $2,750–$7,250 for 2–7 weeks; half-day ~$1,200/wk to $6,400/7 wks (MomBrains / Léman 2026)

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CAPA Summer Camp at PS 120

day camp · Flushing

AgesKindergarten–6th grade (in September of camp year)

ScheduleJuly 6–August 21, 2026, Monday–Friday (full-duration registration); regular day arrival/breakfast 8:15–9:00 am, program to 3:00 pm dismissal; extended day to 5:30–6:00 pm

PriceRegular day $1,900; extended day $350 for morning campers; trip fees $125 for 5 field trips (as published for 2026)

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Carrig Montessori

childcare · Williamsburg

AgesPrimary ages 3–5; Elementary grades 1–5; Mindful Parenting for babies/toddlers 6 months–2 years

SchedulePrimary 8:30am–1pm, 3pm, or extended to 6pm; Elementary 8:30am–3pm with after-school option

PricePreschool 2026–27: half-day $22,200 / standard $24,500 / extended $30,600 (+ $2,800 holding fee applied to tuition)

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Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education

arts · Mott Haven

AgesAfter-school elementary K–5 and middle school grades 6–8

ScheduleAfter-school 2:30–6 PM school year; summer day camp

PricePrograms described as free

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Central Park Zoo Children's Programs

nature/animal · Upper East Side

AgesJunior Keepers K–2 and 3–5; Intro to ZooKeeping grades 6–8

ScheduleSelect Saturdays and Sundays 9:00–10:30 am

Price$65 non-member / $52 member

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Chelsea Piers Summer Camps

day camp · Chelsea

AgesPreschool through teens (program-dependent; full-day sports camps commonly ages 5–14)

ScheduleWeekly summer enrollment; Manhattan Field House full-day camps often 8:45 am–4:00 pm; Brooklyn Prospect Heights full-day often 8:30 am–3:30 pm

PriceWeekly Manhattan camps by program — e.g. preschool half-day from about $645/week; full-day preschool about $985/week; ice skating full-day ages 5–14 about $1,045–$1,095/week (camp pages)

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Children's Aid Goodhue Community Center

general · St. George

AgesAfter-school ages 6–18; summer camp grades K–5 at Goodhue; athletics ages 6–19

ScheduleCenter hours Monday–Friday 09:00 am–06:00 pm (page)

PriceFree DYCD COMPASS after-school seats at Goodhue (DYCD-funded; no cost to enrolled families)

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Children's Aid Summer Camps

day camp · Bronx

AgesProgram-dependent (Home Camp / Summer Rising commonly grades K–5 and 6–8; Alvin Ailey Home Camp ages 11–14 at Bronx site)

ScheduleIn-borough Home Camp and Summer Rising days commonly ~8:00 am–6:00 pm across July–mid-August windows published in the 2026 summer camps PDF

PriceSummer Rising sites free (DOE); Wagon Road country day camp full session $5,000 / half $2,500 (Children's Aid 2026 fee PDFs); home camps contact site

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Children's Harbor Montessori School

childcare · St. George

Ages2 to 5 years

ScheduleSchool year September–June; summer camp weeks in July–August (see site)

PriceFree Pre-K for All / UPK seats available; private tuition by inquiry

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City Parks Foundation CityParks Play

general · Manhattan

Ages6–17 (kids programs; Girls Forward 13–16)

ScheduleSeasonal CityParks PLAY sessions on Parks/CPF calendar

PriceFree instruction / free Junior Golf Center membership for NYC residents ages 6–17 (as published)

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Classical Theatre of Harlem

theatre · Harlem

AgesCreative Kids’ Physical Theatre ages 5–7; Acting for Film and TV ages 8–12; Audition Techniques ages 13–17

ScheduleSession schedules listed as TBA on Classes page when signups closed; also Harlem Teen Shakespeare Intensive in summer

PriceLittle or no cost for youth/community classes (site: little or no cost)

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Collective Kind — Park Slope Montessori

childcare · Park Slope

Ages2 to 5 years

ScheduleMonday–Friday 9:00am–3:30pm (optional 8:30 drop-off); afternoon class 3:00–5:30pm; September–June plus summer

PriceSliding scale 2026–27 full-day (8:30–3:30) Pre-K ~$16,027–$51,577 / Twos ~$17,407–$53,389 for 10-mo year by household income; half-day & afternoon also sliding (thecollectivekind.com/tuition-fees-26-27)

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