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The JCC Preschool is now taking orders for the Annual Flower Sale.  Beautiful flowers and plants from Furst the Florist. Perfect gift for Mother’s Day or any day! Choose from: Annual flats 4.5″ Potted plants 12″ Hanging baskets 3″ Accent plants Veggies Patio pots Orders are due: Friday, March 10 Order Pick Up: Wednesday, May 10 CLICK HERE to view the How to Order video. CLICK HERE for the link to the flower order form. You can also contact eceflowersale@gmail.com for an order form.

**IMPORTANT UPDATE** As of Monday, June 1 at 5PM, the Preschool reopening is now June 11 due to unforeseen circumstances** We have set target dates to open our JCC Preschool on June 8 and JCC Summer Camp on June 8, allowing our staff the time to put in place all mandatory and best practices of the Ohio Department of Health’s Responsible Restart Ohio plan and Stay Safe Ohio order connected to the Covid-19 pandemic. These target dates are based on estimations our staff have made in order to prepare and fully comply with requirements and best practices put forward by...

Things are quickly evolving as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to ensure we are doing everything possible to protect our children and staff’s health, and fulfill our responsibilities to slow the spread of COVID-19, it has become necessary for us to make the difficult decision to close our preschool, effective end of business on Tuesday, March 17. We anticipate reopening on Monday, April 6.     Our agency offices will remain open, however we will not have any events or public gatherings. We are committed to keeping you updated about this rapidly changing situation. For ongoing updates, please visit...

Every day in the JCC Preschool, Jewish traditions come to life. It might look like magic, but it’s absolutely due to our amazing staff of teachers and assistants.

In Early Childhood, when we think of summer camp we think of fun, fun, fun! As teachers, we look forward to planning and executing our summer theme and lesson plans. It never ceases to amaze me that we can play in the pools for eight weeks every day and the children still love every minute of their time in the water (us too)!

A look at our Early Childhood Care & Education by the numbers

The importance of volunteering and giving back is taught from the very beginning. Bringing in tzedakah is just one of the ways that the children learn about how they can do charitable or kind things for others.

Weekly Shabbat observance, Passover, and more key to sharing cultural values and traditions