A Place to Play, Explore & Belong
A Place to Play, Explore & Belong
❤️ Welcome to Brooklyn Free Space
For more than 40 years, BFS has been a place where children, families, and educators learn and grow together.
Our play-based, Reggio Emilia–inspired approach begins with a belief that children are curious, capable learners. Through play, exploration, relationships, and creative expression, children are encouraged to follow their ideas, ask questions, collaborate, and make discoveries about the world around them.
And because BFS is a cooperative, families aren't simply part of the audience—they are part of the community.
✨ The BFS Difference
🌱 Play-Based Learning
Children learn through hands-on exploration, meaningful experiences, relationships, and play. Our teachers follow children's curiosity and help their ideas grow.
🤝 A Cooperative Community
Families are active participants in the life of BFS, working alongside educators and administrators to help create a connected and caring school community.
🌎 A Place to Belong
We strive to create a community where children and families feel welcomed, represented, respected, and known—and where differences are valued.
✨ See Where the Day Takes Us
Every day at BFS brings opportunities to create, investigate, make friends, solve problems, spend time outdoors, and follow new ideas.
🐞 Growing Together at BFS
Five classrooms. Ages 2–5. One connected community.
Our classrooms are thoughtfully composed to support children at different ages and stages while creating warm communities where children build relationships, develop independence, and learn through play.
🐞 Jitterbug
2-year-olds
Dragonfly
3-year-olds
🦋 Butterfly
Older 3s & Pre-K 4s
☀️ Sunshine
Pre-K 4s
🌈 Rainbow
Pre-K 4s
Children. Families. Educators. Growing together.
At BFS, school is more than a place children attend. It is a community they belong to.
❤️ Come See What Makes BFS Special
Interested in Brooklyn Free Space?
Learn more about our admissions process, visit our school, or get in touch with our team.
