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JCC Early Childhood Center
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neighborhood: 70's · Telephone: (646) 505-4400 · Website: www.jccmanhattan.org
Contact Info
The Saul and Carole Zabar Nursery School at The JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY
10023
www.jccmanhattan.org
Tel:
(646) 505-4400
Fax:
(646) 505-4388
Director:
Ilana Ruskay-Kidd
iruskaykidd@jccnyc.org
Admissions Director:
Tara Ekelman
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General Approach to Learning
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Play-based with some structure |
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Reggio-Emilia |
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School Philosophy and Mission
The JCC is both progressive as well as structured, in my opinion. There is an overlap of both philosophies. Children have free time to play with different stations set up in the room, as well as set ...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
There is free play, structured time with specific activities and story time.
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition
| Ages | From
2 years
7 months
to 5 years |
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| Mon 8am - 3pm | |
| Tue 8am - 3pm | |
| Wed 8am - 3pm | |
| Thu 8am - 3pm | |
| Fri 8am - 3pm |
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Key Statistics
| Extended day | No |
| School year | 9/21/2009 - 6/8/2010 |
| Total enrollment | 180 |
| Age cutoff for enrollment | 2 years and 6 months |
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Notes on Schedule and Extended Care
Monday-Thursday 8:30-3:30 pm
Friday 8:30-3:00 pm
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Application Information
| Applications accepted | After a phone conversation with the appropriate person at the school, after a face-to-face meeting at the school |
| Wait list | Yes |
| Deadline for applications | December -1 |
| Application Information | $75 |
| Acceptance criteria: | Selective based on sibling priority |
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Kindergarten Placement
Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending
- Very good NYC Independent schools such as Abraham Joshua Heschel School
- Allen-Stevenson
- Birch Wathen Lenox
- Brearley
- Collegiate
- Columbia Grammar
- Dalton
- Ethical Culture
- Horace Mann
- Nightingale Bamford
- Riverdale
- Spence
- etc... Also many of the children go on to public schools and G&T programs.
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