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Monday 7am - 6:30pm Tuesday 7am - 6:30pm Wednesday 7am - 6:30pm Thursday 7am - 6:30pm Friday 7am - 6:30pm

Purple Crayon

The Purple Crayon offers Early Childhood Education in center-based preschool setting in Brooklyn, NY

The Purple Crayon preschool is a center-based early childhood education program in Brooklyn, NY for children ages 2-5.

08/09/2026

Check out our August construction update and follow along as we continue building our newest Purple Crayon location! Link in our bio for the Interest form to stay updated.

We’re so excited for what’s ahead and can’t wait to welcome our first families soon. 💜

05/14/2026

PC Field Day 🎉

What a great day at the park today celebrating field day! It’s always an amazing time getting our families together to have some fun.

Thank you to all our families who joined us & helped make this event so special! 💜

05/11/2026

Last week we celebrated Team Day! 🏀⚽️⚾️ The children came to school proudly representing their favorite teams, showing lots of spirit, excitement, and teamwork throughout the day!

02/15/2026

🩷 Happy Valentine’s Day from Purple Crayon ❤️

The children had a celebration full of friendship and giggles! They also became superheroes during a fun and exciting puppet show! 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

02/10/2026

🦸‍♂️Purple Crayon Superhero Shape Contest! 🦸‍♀️

Calling all little artists! We’re inviting children to design their very own superhero made from shapes - triangles, circles, squares, and more!

✨ The Challenge: Build a superhero using shapes
⭐️Winner: Featured on the window of our new location!

Send entries to: [email protected]
🗓️Submit by: February 16, 2026

We can’t wait to see all the creative superheroes our amazing artists create! 🎨

12/12/2025

From vision to reality 💜
Purple Crayon Preschool is proud to be featured in as we expand with our newest Brooklyn location at 544 Carroll Street.

Building early childhood spaces with intention, care, and community at the center.

12/04/2025

We’re growing, Brooklyn! 💜🖍️
Purple Crayon Preschool is excited to announce that we’ll be opening a brand-new location in Gowanus / Park Slope in Fall 2026!

Our mission remains the same:
✨ Warm, nurturing classrooms
✨ Strong connections with families
✨ Play-rich learning rooted in child development
✨ A community where children and families feel supported

If you’re interested in updates, early tours, or enrollment when it opens, please join our Interest List (link in bio). We’d love to keep you in the loop as we get ready to welcome new families!

Gowanus / Park Slope — we can’t wait to meet you. 💜

11/27/2025

We had the sweetest time together at our Thanksgiving Potluck!
Our classrooms were filled with yummy food, happy helpers, and lots of thankful hearts. 💛

A huge thank you to all our families for bringing dishes to share and for making this special tradition so warm and memorable. The children loved trying new foods, and celebrating the spirit of gratitude as a school family. 🥧🦃

We are thankful for our amazing children, our supportive families, and our wonderful community.
Wishing everyone a safe, restful, joy-filled Thanksgiving! 🍂✨

11/21/2025

✨Family Reading Week! 📚

Thank you to all the families who came in to read to our classes this week! The children had such a wonderful time listening to your stories and creating special memories together.

11/06/2025

👯‍♂️Seeing double never looked this adorable! 👯‍♀️

The children had so much fun matching outfits and smiles with their friends today.

We love celebrating friendship, creativity, and school spirit! 💛

Address

1520 86th Street
New York, NY
11228

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 6:30pm
Tuesday	7am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	7am - 6:30pm
Thursday	7am - 6:30pm
Friday	7am - 6:30pm

Telephone

+17182321936

Website

http://www.purplecrayonny.com/

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