Name of School or Program
Location
Purpose
Amount.
Year
Sinai Nursery School
San Jose
Grant to support the professional development of 12 educators, aimed at enhancing support for children with special needs.
$17,200
1-year grant
2024
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center Preschool
Los Gatos
Grant to support a transitional kindergarten program between the APJCC Preschool and Yavneh Day School's kindergarten, increasing student retention.
$25,000
1-year grant
2024
PJ Library
Bay Area
Grant to support the PJ Library Family Connectors program by funding 8 family connectors who will work with 14 preschools in the Bay Area.
$181,730
1-year grant
2024
Z3 Project
Bay Area
Grant to create a Leadership Lab program for early childhood educators at the 2024 Z3 Conference.
$29,000
1-year grant
2024
Early Childhood Higher Education Program
Bay Area
Grant to allow 8 educators from the Bay Area to receive an MA in Jewish Early Childhood Education.
$123,200
1-year grant
2024
Early Childhood Jewish & Israel Cultural Ambassador Program
Bay Area
Grant to cover bonuses for the 10 participants of the Early Childhood Jewish & Israel Cultural Ambassador.
$25,000
1-year grant
2024
Early Childhood Jewish & Israel Cultural Ambassador Program
Bay Area
Grant to fully fund the participation of 10 educators in a 17-day seminar in Israel designed to strengthen Jewish identity, nurture a connection to Israel, and cultivate partnerships among JECE educators from Israel and the Bay Area. After completion of the program, each participant receives a one-time bonus.
$134,366
1-year grant
2024
Music by Heart
Bay Area
Grant to support the implementation of this transformative Jewish music program in 5 Bay Area preschools, providing comprehensive training for educators, enhancing connections to Jewish culture, particularly through the lens of Israel, and featuring community events and artist workshops. All families will also receive an album and e-book.
$50,000
1-year grant
2024
Helen Diller Family Preschool - JCCSF
San Francisco
Grant to extend the preschool's program to a full day and increase capacity by up to 25-30 students.
$50,000
1-year grant
2024
JCC Sonoma County
Santa Rosa
Grant to convert an office into an indoor learning space and improve their outdoor facility, adding up to 6 additional students; grant to fund their strategic planning for the addition of 2-4 new sites, accommodating 12-60 new students in a dessert area; grant to create round tables for educators in Sonoma County.
$75,000
1-year grant
2024
The Grove Preschool
Tiburon
Grant to create an outdoor classroom, increasing the preschool's capacity by up to 17 students
$53,000
1-year grant
2024
Chai Preschool
San Mateo
Grant to support the professional development of their 14 teachers and add up to 12 children to the preschool.
$50,400
1-year grant
2024
Osher Marin JCC Preschool
San Rafael
Grant to transform underutilized outdoor areas into nature play spaces suitable for year-round use, allowing the preschool to increase capacity by up to 12 students over 3 years.
$80,000
1-year grant
2024
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
Sunnyvale
Grant to add more bathrooms to enable the preschool to open another toddler classroom with up to 15 additional children (doubling their toddler program to 30 children).
$100,000
1-year grant
2024
Shalom Preschool
Fremont
Grant to create an outdoor learning space, increasing the preschool's capacity by up to 3-7 students.
$23,023
1-year grant
2024
Sinai Nursery School
San Jose
Grant to support the expansion of the preschool's ECE program to include an infant program serving up to 9 children.
$75,000
1-year grant
2024
Gan Mah Tov Preschool
Oakland
Grant to support renovating the outdoor space and building an additional outdoor classroom for up to 12 students.
$60,000
1-year grant
2024
Beth El Nursery School
Berkeley
Grant to support the expansion of the preschool's ECE program to include a toddler program serving up to 8 children.
$58,500
1-year grant
2024
Gan Outdoor Preschool
San Rafael
Grant to support reinstating the toddler program and adding up to 9 toddlers over the next 3 years.
$63,000
1-year grant
2024
Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center
Los Gatos
Grant to support the expansion of the ECE program to include a toddler program serving up to 16 children.
$81,500
1-year grant
2024
The Orchard
Bay Area
Grant to support the operating costs of The Orchard to provide high-quality learning opportunities for all ECE professionals in the Jewish community.
$3,000
1-year grant
2024
Beth El Nursery School
Berkeley
Grant to support strengthening security due to heightened safety concerns for students, staff, and families during the war in Israel. This contribution prevents the need to raise tuition.
$20,000
1-year grant
2024
The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar
Tiburon
Grant to support strengthening security due to heightened concerns for the safety of students, staff, and families during the war in Israel.
$20,000
1-year grant
2024
Gan Avraham Preschool
Oakland
Grant to hire a consultant to assess the feasibility of adding a toddler/infant program to the preschool.
$1,200
1-year grant
2024
Leslie Family Preschool
Palo Alto
Grant to renovate the preschool's outdoor area and provide professional development for staff to support children with special needs, expanding capacity to up to 14 children.
$165,528
1-year grant
2024
Temple Sinai David Pregerson Preschool
Oakland
Grant to support strengthening security due to heightened concerns for the safety of students, staff, and families during the war in Isarel.
$22,000
1-year grant
2024
Gan B'nai Shalom Preschool
Walnut Creek
Grant to support strengthening security due to heightened concerns for the safety of students, staff, and families during the war in Israel.
$18,000
1-year grant
2024
Gan Avraham Preschool
Oakland
Grant to support strengthening security due to heightened safety concerns for students, staff, and families during the war in Israel. This contribution prevents the need to raise tuition.
$25,000
1-year grant
2024