A Peek into Chabad ELC

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Your child’s education starts here

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FAQ

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Testimonials

CELC parents share their experiences

Program Offerings

A love of learning is the basic premise that underlies all of our programs. The child is introduced to both informal and formal learning experiences that include play skills and social skills, reading and math readiness skills and the creative arts. Every child is challenged to reach his/her potential.

Toddler

22 Mos – 2 ¼ years

Pre-nursery

2 ¼ – 3 Years

Nursery

3-4 years old

Pre-K

4-5 years old

Facility

Chabad Early Learning Center is located just one block from Central Park in the heart of Manhattan’s Upper West Side on West 97th Street.

Important Things To Know

About Chabad Early Learning Center

Here’s what makes the Chabad ELC such a wonderful place to begin your child’s educational journey:

Integrating Jewish Tradition

The curriculum is driven by Jewish values, culture, and tradition with an emphasis on kindness and respect. 

Individualized Teaching Approach

Sensitivity to the different ranges of abilities and developmental levels of each age group helps develop and implement an individualized teaching approach.

Child-centered classroom

Child-appropriate classrooms have state-of-the-art furnishings and the ergonomically designed playground is made to be conducive to learning.

Holistic Learning

Focus on holistic child learning prepares students to be confident life-long learners.

Outstanding Alumni

Alumni have gone on to renowned Jewish, private, and public schools. They take with them the strong sense of Jewish identity that was nurtured through the years.

Trained Teachers and Staff

Carefully-selected and trained staff guides students in active and independent learning, problem-solving, discovery, creativity, socialization, and friendship.

Close-knit Parent Community

The Parents Association is a close-knit community where parents come together to actively support each other, in and out of the classroom

FOSTERING A LOVE FOR LEARNING

IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

For over 30 years, we have been inspiring children to nurture their curiosity, develop their reasoning abilities, and celebrate their creativity inside and outside the classroom.

IN EARLY CHILDHOOD THE SEEDS OF LEARNING, CURIOSITY, AND KINDNESS ARE PLANTED

At Chabad Early Learning Center, we do so in the most professional and caring way.

Cognition

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Cognition

We encourage the children to develop active investigational skills through questioning, exploring and observing, together with the thinking and problem-solving abilities needed to thrive in a world of challenge and competition. Children are surrounded with books, literacy experiences and exposure to the alphabet to prepare them for pre-reading and the reading that follows.

Socialization

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Socialization

Each child is encouraged to work and play with others, develop language communication skills, respect the rights and privacy of their peers, and most of all develop feelings of kindness, courtesy, helpfulness, and acceptance.

Physical Development

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Physical Development

Children are provided constant opportunities to develop their gross and fine motor skills, to develop finger strength and dexterity, and hand-eye and body coordination both within the classroom as well as in our expansive outdoor yard.

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Children are encouraged to self-motivate, develop a positive self-concept, to understand the difference between right and wrong and to develop responsibility. They are encouraged to recognize that people are diverse and to be accepting of others. We help them learn and practice appropriate ways to respond to others and to express their feelings constructively.

INTEGRATING JEWISH TRADITION

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INTEGRATING JEWISH TRADITION

Lesson plans at Chabad Early Learning Center are built around the events influencing the children at the time that they are being taught. Weather changes, seasonal animal habits, national celebrations and holidays all determine what will be brought into the classroom at any particular time of year. All these are laced into the general curriculum to allow the children to learn from what is going on around them.

PARENT RESOURCES

We understand that parenting can be challenging for all of us. If you’re looking for strategies, guidance or inspiration, we’ve written resources with insights and tips on raising children. Now, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy reading.

Five Effective Ways To Encourage Playtime Activities At Home

FIVE UNIQUE AND MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES WHEN WE CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS AT CHABAD ELC

FOUR WAYS CHABAD ELC PROMOTES A MONTESSORI ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS

Five Effective Ways To Encourage Playtime Activities At Home

FIVE UNIQUE AND MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES WHEN WE CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS AT CHABAD ELC

FOUR WAYS CHABAD ELC PROMOTES A MONTESSORI ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS

HOW TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN WEATHERING THEIR EMOTIONS

SIX REASONS WHY A DAILY ROUTINE IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD

FOUR THINGS YOU WILL NEVER FIND INSIDE CHABAD ELC

HOW TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN WEATHERING THEIR EMOTIONS

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WHAT MOMS AND DADS SAY

Don’t just take our word for it – hear directly from our parents about their experience with Chabad ELC.

Putting into practice Chabad’s deeply-held philosophy of valuing and cherishing every Jew, no matter what, over the last 35 years, Chabad of the West Side has built a vast and diverse community that truly feels they are a part of one family!”

 


Rabbi Kugel
Executive Director

Nothing can touch the wonder of watching a child steadily growing into a fully developed individual... I wouldn't trade that opportunity for anything in the world!”

 


Pearl Stroh
Head of School