Our pre-school camps encompass the high standards of our school year Early Childhood Development Program. We believe camp should be the place for making new friends and having fun-filled days. Our goal is to provide
a summer of developmentally appropriate, interactive, outdoor activities that are sure to create special memories for even our youngest campers.

Staff
Our pre-school camps are supervised by year-round Early Childhood Director Shari Fauer, with Assistant Director
Kris Brooks serving as overall Program Director. Camp groups are staffed by experienced early childhood professionals from our school-year program and carefully selected college students. These skilled, trained counselors care about children and offer guidance, support, encouragement, enthusiasm and love.

Groups
Children are placed according to chronological age, so that we can offer a developmentally appropriate and safe program. Absolutely no exceptions can be allowed. All programs (except off-site field trips for Gesher campers) are held at the JCC. Each group has its own individual, air-conditioned, brightly lit and developmentally equipped room to utilize as their special indoor home base.

Following our licensing policies, our four unique pre-school camps are:

K’Ton Ton (meaning little ones)
for toddlers 18 months to those turning
3 years old after 12/1/08.

Chaverim (meaning friends) for campers who will be 3 years old by 12/1/08.

Yeladim (meaning children) for campers who will be 4 years old by 12/1/08.

Gesher (meaning bridge) for campers who will be 5 years old by 12/1/08 or entering kindergarten in the Fall.

Activities
Throughout the summer, there are guest entertainers scheduled to perform, cookouts, ice cream socials and other special themed activities planned. Camp groups regularly have a friendship circle, and each age level joins to celebrate Shabbat on Fridays. All children attending the Early Childhood summer camps have an opportunity to participate in daily activities, which include:

Arts and crafts

Music and movement

Gross motor, pre-sports

Free play on our fenced-in playground

 

In addition, Camps K’Ton Ton and Chaverim take time out each afternoon for naptime. Camp K’Ton Ton has supervised water play at our unique playground sensory tables. All other early childhood camps have daily
Red Cross swim lessons each morning. Camps Yeladim and Gesher also get time in the afternoons for free swim daily.