The Younger Toddler program serves children from 16 months by September 1st with a teacher to child ratio is 1:5
(Enrollment is taken throughout the year based on availability)
Aleph Preschool Hours
Hours
8:30am-5:00pm
Full Time M-Thur
8:30am-4:00pm
Full Time Friday
Sample Daily Schedule
Hours
Activity
8:30am-9:00am
Carpool Drop Off
9:30am-10:00am
Free Play
10:00am-10:15am
Snack
10:15am-10:45am
Large Motor Activities (Gym or Playground)
10:45am-11:15am
Daily Activity
11:15am-11:30am
Stories & Music
11:30am-12:00pm
Lunch
12:00pm-12:45pm
Free Play followed by a transition to carpool or nap room
12:45pm-3:00pm
Nap
3:00pm – 3:15pm
Snack
3:15pm – 3:45pm
Daily Activity
3:45pm – 4:30pm
Large Motor Activities (Gym or Playground)
4:30pm – 5:00pm
Transition to Carpool
*Fridays only → 3:30pm – 4:00pm Transition to carpool
Young Toddler Goals
Learn about self and build self-esteem
Develop skills to build focus and stamina in the classroom
Foster creativity through art, music, dramatic play, and role playing
Develop gross motor skills through active indoor and outdoor play and dancing.
Develop fine motor skills through various “busy-box” manipulatives, finger play, art, and rhythmic movement
Explore numbers, shapes, colors, texture, etc., through songs, stories, counting, sorting, sequencing, and art
Increase vocabulary (Hebrew and English) through books, flannel board & magnet board stories and games, rhymes, songs and instructional circle time activities
Learn and live Judaism through blessings, the weekly celebrations of Havdalah and Shabbat, the observance of Jewish holidays, and a fostering of love for Torah and God.
