Hours: Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Service: Infants through 12 years old, year-round calendar
Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack included in tuition
Options: Drop-in care and school-break camps available for school-age children
Play-based, relationship-foward, led by Jewish (universal) values of community, kindness, and joy of learning. 1:5 teacher:child ratio
FOOD PROGRAM
ENRICHMENT CLASSES
DROP-IN CARE
Whole foods menu Sample
Breakfast: Oatmeal with apples, warm veggie broth with roasted sweet potato
Lunch: Black beans, basmati rice, roasted broccoli, fresh bell pepper, parsley, cilantro, lemons, warm veggie broth
Snack: Kosher shredded chicken with whole wheat lavash crackers
Served family-style.
Science experiments, gardening, dance, music and movement, Hebrew, soccer, cooking provided each week. Incl in tuition.
Drop-in and school break camps available for children ages 0 - 12yrs, year-round.
Specific tuition rates are shared at a tour, but the range is $1500 - $2000 and depends on age and schedules.
Our Educational Approach
At B’nai Simcha, we believe children learn best when they feel safe, seen, and deeply engaged with the world around them.
Our pedagogy is rooted in developmental research, informed by Jewish values, and shaped daily by careful observation of children at play, in conversation, and in relationship with one another. We view childhood not as preparation for later learning, but as meaningful learning itself—complex, relational, and worthy of respect.
How Children Learn
Young children construct knowledge through active experience—by exploring materials, testing ideas, negotiating meaning, and returning to questions over time.
At B’nai Simcha, learning unfolds through hands-on exploration, open-ended materials, and sustained play. Classrooms are intentionally designed to invite curiosity, while teachers observe closely and extend children’s thinking through language, thoughtful provocations, and time. Learning is not rushed; depth, reflection, and meaning matter more than coverage.
The Role of the Teacher
Teachers at B’nai Simcha are guides, observers, and partners in learning. They design environments with intention, document children’s thinking, and respond flexibly as ideas evolve. Rather than delivering information, teachers pose questions, offer language, and create conditions for children to explore big ideas together.
Our educators are reflective practitioners who collaborate, study child development, and continuously refine their practice. Teaching is understood as an intellectual and relational profession.
Social-Emotional Learning
Social and emotional development is not a separate subject—it is embedded in everything we do. Through daily interactions, children learn to express feelings, navigate conflict, listen to others, and repair relationships.
We support children in developing self-regulation, resilience, and empathy by naming emotions, modeling respectful communication, and honoring children’s perspectives. Mistakes are viewed as opportunities for learning, reflection, and growth.
Jewish Values as a Living Framework
Jewish values quietly guide our work, shaping how we treat one another and how children experience community. Values such as Areyvut (responsibility for one another), Kavod (respect), Sakranut (curiosity), and Chesed (kindness) are lived daily through shared rituals, storytelling, problem-solving, and care for our environment.
Our program welcomes families of all backgrounds and beliefs, offering Jewish learning as an inclusive, ethical framework rather than a prescriptive doctrine.
A Community of Learners
B’nai Simcha is a learning community that includes children, families, and educators. We value partnership with parents and believe transparency, trust, and shared reflection strengthen children’s experiences. Documentation, conversations, and conferences make learning visible and collaborative.
Even after the loss of our original campus, our pedagogy remains constant. Buildings change; relationships and values endure.
What This Means for Children
Children leave B’nai Simcha with more than academic readiness. They carry confidence in their ideas, trust in themselves, curiosity about the world, and a deep sense of belonging within a community.
This is the foundation we believe matters most.
Transitional Kindergarten at B’nai Simcha
Our Transitional Kindergarten program is designed for children who are ready for greater cognitive challenge and independence, while still needing the relational safety, flexibility, and play-based learning that defines high-quality early childhood education.
Rather than accelerating children into a traditional academic model, our TK pedagogy honors how young children learn best: through inquiry, collaboration, and meaningful experience.
Developmentally Grounded, Not Rushed
B’nai Simcha’s TK program honors four- and young five-year-olds as capable early learners who thrive through embodied, social, and exploratory experiences. Our curriculum deepens thinking while preserving play, with literacy, numeracy, and scientific reasoning emerging through storytelling, construction, design, experimentation, and sustained projects that are meaningful, integrated, and developmentally grounded.
