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About the Center

We are now enrolling for the 2024-2025 school year! To enroll or schedule a school tour, call 718-522-5296 or email Cumbo@WeAreBCS.org. Or enroll directly at MySchools.NYC using the school code 13KASJ.

For over 40 years, the Laurie A. Cumbo Children’s Enrichment Center has served Brooklyn families as a leader in early childhood education. Since its founding, the preschool has been a critical resource for thousands of residents in Fort Greene and surrounding neighborhoods, providing free, accessible, and educationally rich childcare to the community.

Our center’s 3-K and Pre-K Programs use a play-based, exploratory approach that offers developmentally appropriate and enriching learning opportunities. This curriculum helps turn students into lifelong learners and prepares them for school and life.

Teachers and staff create a positive, supportive, and nurturing environment. We provide free healthy breakfast, lunch, and snacks according to CACFP nutritional standards. The Cumbo Center also receives the hands-on support of an Education Director and BCS staff educators who guide curriculum and learning.

Location

Our center (formerly known as the Duffield Children’s Center) relocated to Myrtle Avenue in 2021. The Center’s new name was chosen in recognition of New York City Council Majority Leader Laurie A. Cumbo, because of her career serving Brooklynites and subsequent contributions to the Center’s new state-of-the-art building.

This new location in Fort Greene, right around the corner from the old one, has enhanced the Center’s already high-quality care with thoughtfully crafted play and learning spaces. The Cumbo Center is proud to provide multi-sensory, literacy-rich, and collaborative education to students through bright and engaging indoor play areas.

Enrollment

​​Enroll your child today in our FREE 3-K or Pre-K Program!*

To enroll or schedule a school tour, call 718-522-5296 or email Cumbo@WeAreBCS.org. Or enroll directly at MySchools.NYC using the school code 13KASJ.

*Children born in 2020 or 2021 are eligible for enrollment for the 2024-2025 school
year that begins in September.

Contact or Visit Us

Location
180 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Hours
September – June, Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 3:20 pm (FREE OF CHARGE)
Following the Department of Education calendar

For more information, please contact cumbo@wearebcs.org or 718-522-5296

BCS works in neighborhoods impacted by systemic poverty. We strengthen communities by fostering the educational success of children, the leadership development of youth, the employment and housing stability of adults, the advancement of individuals living with disabilities, and the empowerment of seniors and families.

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