Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten
Tel:
(215)673-2323
- 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.
Quick Stats (2020)
- Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
- Students: 120 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
School Overview
| School Type | Alternative School |
| Religious Affiliation | Jewish |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten |
| Offers Post-Graduate Year | Yes |
| Learning Difference Programs | Yes |
| Summer School Offered | Yes |
Student Body
| Total Students | 120 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 60% State avg.: 23% |
| Students by Grade |
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Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 2 teachers |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
| Admissions Director | Sherri Herschfeld |
Nearby Private Schools
- The nearest high school to Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten is St. Albert The Great School (1.2 miles away)
- The nearest elementary school and preschool is Lehigh Christian Academy (0.6 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- PhiladelphiaLehigh Christian Academy(Christian)Grades: PK-8 | 62 students
0.6 miles
934 Alburger Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19115
(215)673-3169 0.6 PK-8
62 - Huntingdon ValleyMontgomery Montessori SchoolMontessori SchoolGrades: PK-K | 97 students
1.1 miles
1620 Pine Rd
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
(215)938-7688 1.1 PK-K
97 - PhiladelphiaAnn KidsDaycare / PreschoolGrades: NS | 14 students
1.2 miles
10100 Jamison Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19116
(215)698-7300 1.2 NS
14 - PhiladelphiaRed Lion Elementary SchoolSpecial Program EmphasisGrades: 1-4 | 64 students
1.2 miles
256 Geiger Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19115
(717)866-2070 1.2 1-4
64 - Huntingdon ValleySt. Albert The Great School(Roman Catholic)Grades: NS-9 | 461 students
1.2 miles
214 Welsh Rd
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
(215)947-2332 1.2 NS-9
461
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