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Congregations of Shaare Shamayim Preschool & Kindergarten

9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19115-0191 -

School Notes Overview:

Congregations of Shaare Shamayim offers comprehensive preschool and kindergarten programs in Northeast Philadelphia. Our program is committed to providing a highly regarded educational foundation while combining life skills and values to ensure a smooth, easy, and successful transition to elementary school. Our program emphasizes the development of the “whole child” by recognizing the need for allowing each child to develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically at their own pace. We encourage the development of life skills such as sharing, personal responsibility, positive interactions, respecting rights of others, and conflict resolution, which are formed and developed during these years. We are instilling valuable Jewish values as we teach our children that they can help to heal the world one good deed at a time. Our goal is to accomplish all of the above in a warm, supportive, accepting, safe, nurturing, and stimulating educational environment. Our staff of dedicated and experienced teaching professionals has been carefully selected to meet the individual needs of young children. ...

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School Overview:

	Congregations Of Shaare Shamayim Preschool & Kindergarten
School Type	Early Childhood / Day Care
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Prekindergarten
Offers Post-Graduate Year	Yes
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
County	Philadelphia County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	138 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	6%	16%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 120 students
	Kind - 18 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a
Matriculation Data	Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	170 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	10 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Admissions Director	Sherri Herschfeld

School Notes:

Congregations of Shaare Shamayim offers comprehensive preschool and kindergarten programs in Northeast Philadelphia. Our program is committed to providing a highly regarded educational foundation while combining life skills and values to ensure a smooth, easy, and successful transition to elementary school. Our program emphasizes the development of the “whole child” by recognizing the need for allowing each child to develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically at their own pace. We encourage the development of life skills such as sharing, personal responsibility, positive interactions, respecting rights of others, and conflict resolution, which are formed and developed during these years. We are instilling valuable Jewish values as we teach our children that they can help to heal the world one good deed at a time. Our goal is to accomplish all of the above in a warm, supportive, accepting, safe, nurturing, and stimulating educational environment. Our staff of dedicated and experienced teaching professionals has been carefully selected to meet the individual needs of young children.
Profile last updated: 03/11/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (19115)	School Zip (19115)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	31,853 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	30%	22%
Population Average Age	47 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$39,075	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.4 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	42 years old	51 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	62% / 38%	68% / 32%