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Jewish Preschool and Child Care for children from 6 weeks – Pre-Kindergarten.
Eleanor Gulling, Director of Early Childhood Education
Our Jewish-oriented program provides a safe, nurturing and supportive environment in which your child, ages 6 weeks through Pre-Kindergarten, learns to play and socialize. Temple Emanu El Preschool includes the use of our private playgrounds, a large muscle room, Hebrew, music and gym classes, daily art, science, math, social studies and literature activities.
Temple Emanu El’s Preschool is a 4-StarStep Up To Quality Star Rated school, which shows that our preschoo
l exceeds Ohio’s childcare licensing standards ranking us among the most highly rated Jewish preschools in the Greater Cleveland Area. What sets us apart from others: (1) our faculty to student ratio; (2) our faculty all have specialized training (including CPR, first aid and child abuse identification and prevention) and take continuing education throughout each year; and (3) our curriculum is aligned with Ohio’s kindergarten readiness requirements.
Our mission is to provide:
•a safe, secure and supportive environment allowing students the opportunity to learn, play and socialize
•age-appropriate activities planned and geared toward the developmental ability of each child to help ensure happy and healthy growth
•challenging and fun-filled experiences to promote positive self-image, intellectual growth and independent strengths making your child eager to return to Temple Emanu El Preschool every day
•personal contact with the Rabbi, as well as classroom activities, which foster a sense of Jewish identity and encourages the learning of basic Jewish traditions
•positive discipline through teaching, guiding and modeling appropriate behaviors
Temple Emanu El Preschool operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.