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JCC Early Childhood Center

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neighborhood: 70's · Telephone: (646) 505-4400 · Website: www.jccmanhattan.org

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Contact Info

JCC Early Childhood Center
334 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10023

www.jccmanhattan.org

Tel: (646) 505-4400
Fax: (646) 505-4388

Director: Susan Zuckerman//Debra Frankel
szuckerman@jccnyc.org

Admissions Director:
Debra Frankel

Source: This information was provided by the director This information was compiled by Savvy Source

Parent Ratings

Quality of teaching
Development of social skills and work habits
Home-school connection
Discipline
Facilities
Health
Safety

Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed: 14
Director survey: Yes
Savvy Source survey: Yes

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General Approach to Learning

Play-based with some structure

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School Philosophy and Mission

The JCC is both progressive as well as structured, in my opinion. There is an overlap of both philosophies. Children have free time to play with different stations set up in the room, as well as set ...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

There is free play, structured time with specific activities and story time.
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition

Ages	From 2 years 7 months to 5 years
Days:
	Mon 8am - 3pm
	Tue 8am - 3pm
	Wed 8am - 3pm
	Thu 8am - 3pm
	Fri 8am - 3pm

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Key Statistics

Age cutoff for enrollment

2 years and 6 months

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Application Information

Applications accepted	After a phone conversation with the appropriate person at the school
Wait list	Yes
Deadline for applications	Rolling
Application Information	$50
Acceptance criteria:	Selective based on sibling priority, diversity

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Kindergarten Placement

Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending

Very good NYC Independent schools such as Abraham Joshua Heschel School
Allen-Stevenson
Birch Wathen Lenox
Brearley
Collegiate
Columbia Grammar
Dalton
Ethical Culture
Horace Mann
Nightingale Bamford
Riverdale
Spence
etc... Also many of the children go on to public schools and G&T programs.

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