Our Child-Led, Play-Based Preschool
- New child enrollment for the ‘24-’25 school year is now OPEN.
NEW Families:
Is your family ready to apply to join our preschool? New families begin by filling out the: New Family Application
CURRENT Families:
Already part of our preschool and ready to enroll for the summer or new year ahead? First, Log In (your username is your email, and if you forgot your password, use the "forgot password" link), and after logging in, enroll for the new school year via the Online School Enrollment Page - select the term called "SHECC Preschool 2024-2025 School Year."
Upcoming Calendars & Tuition Details:
- Summer 2024 Calendar (PDF)
- Summer 2024 Tuition Details (PDF)
- 2024-2025 School Year Calendar (PDF)
- 2024-2025 Tuition Details (PDF)
Our Mission
The Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center creates a safe and nurturing Jewish early childhood environment, inspired by the philosophy of Reggio Emilia, rooted in our congregational community and Reform Jewish values. The ECC welcomes families of all faiths. Membership in Congregation Shir Hadash is not required.
Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center(SHECC) is a fully licensed program for children ages 2-5 (before a child enters Kindergarten). Children must be 2 years old to begin in the Center. A child is not required to be toilet trained to join our program in the 2s or mixed-age classes. Our programs incorporate the Reggio style of investigation in the areas of nature, art, play, music, sports, and creativity. This approach seeks to help children connect to the knowledge they already have, expand upon that base of knowledge, and to internalize the skills of observing, communicating, questioning and information gathering. Learn more about our school year and summer programs.
Connections to art, music, movement, and nature are built during this process. Not only are the teachers and children a part of this process, but families and the community are involved as well. Learn more about the curriculum and about the Reggio Philosophy.
Interested in taking a tour? We'd love to show you around our space! To schedule a visit for your family, or to join our waitlist, email: eccinfo@shirhadash.org
New child enrollment for the ‘24-’25 school year opens on January 22nd, 2024. Download our Enrollment Form (PDF) now.
Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center (SHECC) is part of Congregation Shir Hadash (CSH). Congregation Shir Hadash is recognized as a 501(c)(3) charity; our Federal tax ID number is 94-2662529.