MAGEN YISRAEL SCHOOLS
Preschool
A warm first classroom where little ones are known by name — learning through play, song, and the rhythms of Yiddishkeit.
Ages 2–5 · Great Neck, NY
AGES
2 through 5 years
HOURS
9:00–3:00 · Fri until 12:30
CLASS SIZE
12 children
IN EVERY ROOM
Two morahs
Our Classrooms
Three age groups, each with its own room, rhythm, and morahs.
AGE 2
Toddlers
First separations, first friendships. Short days, lots of play time, and a predictable routine that helps a two-year-old feel safe.
AGE 3
Nursery
Play with purpose — blocks, sand, dress-up and dough, alongside brachos, parsha, and the first Hebrew letters.
AGE 4
Pre-K
Getting ready for kindergarten: letters and numbers, longer projects, and the independence that comes with being the oldest.
A Day in Our Classroom
Young children settle when they know what comes next. Our day follows the same shape every morning, with room inside it for the things a three-year-old wants to linger over.
9:00
Arrival, davening and good-morning song
9:30
Circle time — parsha, calendar, weather
10:00
Centers: blocks, art, sand, dramatic play
11:00
Snack and brachos
11:30
Outdoor play
12:15
Lunch, then story and rest
1:30
Small groups — letters, numbers, projects
2:45
Sing-along and dismissal
How We Teach
Chinuch through connection — starting at age two.
A Room That Feels Like Home
Two morahs who know every child, a predictable routine, and a soft place to land on hard mornings.
Learning Through Play
Sand, blocks, dough and dress-up are the curriculum at this age. Skills grow out of play, not worksheets.
First Steps in Yiddishkeit
Brachos, parsha stories, Shabbos party and niggunim woven through the week — joyful, never rote.
Meet the Morahs
You are choosing a person as much as a program.
Morah Name
Preschool Director
14 years with Magen Yisrael
Morah Name
Toddlers, Age 2
Early childhood, M.Ed.
Morah Name
Nursery, Age 3
Eight years in the classroom
Morah Name
Pre-1A, Age 4
Kindergarten readiness
Inside Our Classrooms
Bright rooms, a fenced playground, and plenty of space to move.
She cried at drop-off for two weeks. Her morah sat on the floor with her every single morning until she didn’t. That’s the school in one sentence.
Preschool parent · Nursery
Joining Us
Four steps, and we walk you through each one.
01
Apply
A short online application — about ten minutes.
02
Come see us
Tours run most weekday mornings while class is in session.
03
Meet the morah
A relaxed visit so your child sees the room before day one.
04
Save the spot
Registration and tuition details are finalized with the office.
Questions Parents Ask
Is my child ready at two?
Most are. We look for readiness to separate, not for toilet training — we work on that together.
What about allergies?
The building is nut-free and we keep individual care plans for every child with a food allergy.
Do you offer half days?
Yes, for the toddler room. Nursery and Pre-1A run the full day.
Is there aftercare?
Late pickup is available until 5:00 for an added fee, with a snack and quiet play.
Come see the room.
Tours are short, informal, and happen while the children are in class — the best way to see whether this is the right first school for yours.
