Early Childhood Education Center
Our commitment to each child as an individual, combined with a dedicated professional staff, provides a warm and stimulating environment where children feel safe and free to explore the world around them. The STS ECEC program helps children gain confidence in themselves as they become learners, adapt to group experiences, and learn to respect the feelings of others.
The STS ECEC promotes Jewish values and instills in children and their families a love of learning, mitzvot and community.
Children’s play is an expression of intelligence and growth. Play is the essential work of childhood and an important part of developing cognitive, emotional, and problem-solving skills. The curriculum provides the foundation upon which the academic areas of language arts, reading, mathematics, science, and social studies are established. Our ECEC classrooms are well equipped with materials that encourage imagination and socialization—including books, blocks, manipulatives, paint, dramatic play, and sensory activities.
Young children learn best through hands-on, concrete experiences, and this firm foundation allows them to begin to learn to make abstractions. The STS ECEC program provides many opportunities for children to repeatedly try new skills and experiment with new knowledge. Children feel safe and free to take risks as they explore the world around them.
ECEC Programs
For two year olds who are ready to build autonomy in a classroom setting. Children participate in age appropriate activities that afford them the opportunity to practice continually in developing skills.
To foster a three year old's blossoming sense of social competance and provide the child with the tools to develop socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively.
Exposing four year olds to early literacy skills such as dicated stories, letter recognition, sequencing, and patterns through multi sensory activities. Children continue to explore activities that are developmentally appropriate and expand their innate curiosity and imagination. Science is incorporated into the afternoon program several days a week.
Helping eager five year olds to explore their world and to extend their oral language skills to reading and writing. This program offers children the opportunity to spend a part of each day with a teacher of Judaica.
Parent and Me
STS is proud to offer a new, innovative "Parent and Me" program. Activities include:
- Topical Discussions
- Music
- Art
- Guest Speakers
- Jewish Holidays
Synagogue membership sot required. Bring friends!
$12.00 per session
(paid monthly)
Tuesday mornings beginning June 19.
Ages 18+ month
9: 00 - 10:00 AM
Ages 10-17 months
10:15 - 11:15 AM
Ages 0-9 months
11:30 - 12:30 AM
For more information contact
Bobbie Black @ (818) 222-9991
Additional Programs
Ma'alah
Ma'alah is our Hebrew immersion option for intermediate and Pre-K English speaking students. Research has shown that this is the opportune time to introduce a second language. Classes are conducted in Hebrew.
Enrichment
Parents may enroll their children in a variety of afternoon enrichment classes. Examples of previous offerings include movement and body awareness, storytelling, and cooking.
Extended Day Care
The extended day care program is designed to meet the needs of working parents. Our center offers extended hours from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. From October through April, we close at 4:00 PM on Fridays.
Parents' Night Out
Once a month the ECEC ...
Parenting Classes
Parenting classes are available for parents with children from newborns through 24 months. This is a time for children and parents to participate in art experiences, music, stories, and to play with age appropriate toys. Parents and children socialize, while giving young Jewish parents the opportunity to network.There is also a group for parents only. This group is composed of parents with preschoolers and addresses common issues and concerns parenting children ages 2 - 6. Licensed therapists and psychologists facilitate classes.
Summer
An eight week summer camp is offered. This is an extension of our year round program with addidtional water play and "camp-like" activities.