JCCNS
620 E. Hamilton Ave.
State College, PA 16801
School: (814) 883-8110
JCC Office: (814) 238-4611
News
We are accepting registrations for new students. We welcome children from all faiths and cultures! Call the registrar at 880-8087 for more information, to schedule a tour!
We really enjoyed our field trips for November and December: Schlow library and Penn Skates!! We have upcoming field trips to the Centre County Waste Authority, Giant grocery store, and Petco!
To see the afternoon program for February, click here. Activities include baking, music, art, and exercise!
About our school
The JCC Nursery school is a parent-run preschool open to children age 2 years, 7 months through age 5. We welcome children from all faiths and cultures! (About 1/2 of our students are Jewish and 1/2 are not.) Our philosophy is to encourage each child toward full expression, self-confidence and respect for family, friends and the community is done through a play-based approach. Each child's day is filled with fun, enriching, growing and learning experiences. Weekly themed lessons are accomplished through art, music, drama, story time, circle time, free play, science and language activities. These activities are enhanced with outside time on our playground, through nature walks and monthly field trips. Our staff consists of sensitive, caring and experienced early childhood professionals. The nursery school offers flexible scheduling with morning (8:30-12:00) and afternoon (12:00-3:00) sessions. We also have a unique drop-in service in which, on an as space is available basis, parents may sign up an enrolled child for a "drop-in" session on a day he/she is not normally registered. The children are given the opportunity to tell others about the holidays that are special to them that they celebrate at home. In additional to Jewish holidays, the children also celebrate Valentines' Day, Halloween, the Chinese New Year, and Thanksgiving, for example. The JCCNS and the Cooperative Playschool celebrate Channakah and Easter together. During Friday morning snack the children celebrate Shabbat by eating Challah bread and saying special prayers. For additional information about our school or to schedule a tour, please call the Registrar at 814-880-8087.
