Preschool

Beit Shemesh:

Preschool children study in insect-infested shelter

New preschool housed in bomb shelter with plumbing issues, insects. Will it be moved to a safer facility next year?

Haredi preschool assistants to receive bonus pay

Assistants in haredi preschools to receive bonuses during summer, ahead of new school year, MK Gafni says.

Preschool assistant suspected of abuse

Police interrogate assistant at Jerusalem daycare, court suspends her from work for one month.

'Summer school' program to include preschools

'Summer school' program which initially included students in grades 1-3 will continue to include preschools, ministers say.

'Preschools in the city have become a ticking time bomb'

In Beitar Illit, just across a road from the Arab town of Husan, hundreds of preschool children are unprotected in case of a terror attack.

Education Minister pushes English studies for preschoolers

New initiative would require preschoolers to have 'English class' for 15-30 minutes each day.

Preschoolers get COVID after sick worker ordered to show up

Preschool short on workers tells teenage employee to show up for work, despite having COVID symptoms.

San Fran Jewish preschool vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti

In wake of incident, Chabad of Noe Valley hires security guard to monitor preschool and assembles volunteer team to protect services.

Suspicion: Daycare employees hit kids, threw them on mattresses

Five childcare workers arrested on suspicion of abuse. 'It was natural that we brought our twins there, we trusted her,' father says.

Preschool teacher suspected of abusing children

Parents file complaint after footage shows possible abuse by preschool teacher.

Indictment: Women slapped, threw, and dragged children

Prosecutor submits indictment against four assistants at childcare center in Ramle, charging them with abuse and attack on minors.

A kick and a slap on the back

Court okays publication of footage from 'wipes game' Ramle childcare center.

Police: Over 200 incidents of violence in Ramle preschool

Court extends arrest of daycare center owner Lital Bersi, says she knew about abuse and failed to report.

20% of childcare centers denied permission to operate

Just 40% of childcare centers requested permission to operate under new law - and 20% of requests were denied.

Owner of preschool released to house arrest

Owner of Ramle preschool released to house arrest, footage shows preschool's assistants hit children, invented new 'game.'

'Preschool teacher tied my son to a chair'

Police investigate claim that 50-year-old preschool teacher tied child to a chair.

'Preschools will close, parents won't be able to work'

Private Preschools Forum warns: Closing daycares will lead to economic shutdown.

Teacher who died of coronavirus left heartrending letter

Shalva Zalfreund, the kindergarten teacher who died of coronavirus says she was infected by one of the children, leaves heartrending letter.

'Give us what was promised, or we'll shut things down next year'

'We're bleeding to death, every day more preschools close,' heads of Private Preschools Forum say.

Preschools partially reopen

70% of children to be allowed to return to daycare. Children to return to preschool for half the week.

Jerusalem preschools to open on Lag Ba'omer

Beit Shemesh Mayor Aliza Bloch calls on government to decide whether preschools should open on Lag Ba'omer, says parent pressure is 'wrong.'

Daycares to reopen on Sunday

Government-supervised daycares to reopen, ministries decide, but with smaller groups.

'Free education from birth'

Blue and White party touts promise of free and quality education from birth to age 18. Will it become mandatory?

Police investigate preschool assistant suspected of abuse

Police open investigation after receiving complaint regarding abusive childcare worker in Bnei Brak.

Child abuse suspected in central Israel

Police open investigation after preschool assistants report child abuse by preschool teacher.

No more special requests for admittance to public preschool

Education Ministry removes option to request younger children be allowed to begin public preschool a year early.

Israeli kindergarten closed after segregating Ethiopian children

Kindergarten in Kiryat Gat ordered to close following complaints that Ethiopian children were segregated from rest of population.

Preschool aide charged with assaulting 3-year-olds

Police charge aide at Kfar Saba preschool for children with special needs with assaulting multiple children, including throwing children.

Preschool opens at former concentration camp in Serbia

Preschool in Serbia opens at a building that once was part of a Nazi concentration camp. "Inappropriate, considering what took place there.”

D.C.: Preschool staffer on leave due to 'inappropriate conduct'

D.C. police investigating child sexual abuse allegations at Reform preschool

'Camera law' approved in preliminary vote

Knesset gives preliminary approval to law requiring security cameras in institutions caring for minors and helpless.

'Investing in daycare will help more women enter the workforce'

Haredi MK pushes government to open new subsidized daycare centers in bid to bring more women into the workforce.

Jewish family’s adopted son accused of trashing Chabad preschool

Florida teenager scrawls Hitler slur on Chabad preschool, smashes bookshelves and televisions.

Parents jump for joy: 7 less vacation days for kids

Caving to parents' pressure, Education Minister Bennett adds seven days to the school year. Will this help children, the economy, or both?

This outdoor Negev preschool is shaking up Israeli education

'Forest preschool' puts Mitzpe Ramon on the map, draws educators from all over Israel.

Abusive preschool teacher goes to jail

Abusive preschool teacher, manager, get jail time. Parents: Justice has been served.

Does daycare harm children's development?

Studies show long hours in daycare lead to high cortisol levels, harm children's emotional development.

Schoolyard tragedy: 3-year old dies in preschool playground

3-year old boy chokes to death after playing in sandbox at his preschool. Police detain four staff members following child's death.

First Jewish preschool in Krakow since Holocaust

Krakow JCC receives grant to create Jewish nursery school.

Parents' Rebellion against Mandatory Pre-Nursery Schools

Starting this year, all children aged 3 will have to enroll in pre-nursery schools – but parents say conditions are intolerable.

Sandbox Spreads Disease in Jerusalem Preschool

Parents of children enrolled in a preschool in Jerusalem's Pat neighborhood claim sandbox has not been cleaned for years.