PS 207 - Early Childhood Center in Brooklyn, New York on DonorsChoose

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About this school

PS 207 - Early Childhood Center is a public school in Brooklyn, New York that is part of Integrated Curriculum and Instruction Learning Support Organization. Its teachers have had 42 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - Pre-K

# of students unavailable

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3920 Flatlands Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11234 View local requests

https://sites.google.com/view/ps207-brooklyn/home/ecc-early-childhood-center

Evidence-based impact

Inspire teachers to stay in the classroom and boost student achievement.¹

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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PS 207 - Early Childhood Center Demographics

89%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area

59%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

PS 207 - Early Childhood Center Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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