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    • Youth Programs
    • Teen Programs
    • Explorers After School Program
    • Community Afterschool Programs
    • Cornerstone Community Centers
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    • Department for People with Disabilities
    • Marvin's Camp
  • Older Adult Services
    • Beatrice Victor Senior Olympics
    • Senior Centers
    • Services and Programs
    • Memory Loss Programs
    • Holocaust Survivors >
      • Cafe Europa
  • Cultural Arts
    • Cultural Arts >
      • Cultural Arts Past Programs
    • Israel 75
    • Music Institute
    • Jewish Life
  • Community Engagement
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      • Career Connections
      • Benefit Connections
      • Food Access
      • Link to Better Health
      • Bridge to Education
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Connect to Recovery
    • Family Programming
    • JCC Young Leaders
  • Donate
    • Pickleball Tournament
    • Sunrise Comedy For A Cause
    • Women Front and Center
    • Nancy Avis L'Dor V'Dor Awards
    • JCC Board Advised Funds
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Early Childhood Education

3-K and Pre-K For All Reopening Information:

​Click the link below to download our 3-K and Pre-K for All orientation:
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You can submit any comments or questions about our reopening here.
PRE-K & 3-K FOR ALL REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! FOR MORE INFORMATION,
AND TO SET UP YOUR ACCOUNT, CLICK HERE! 

Check out the video below to see a tour of our sites! 
For more information or to schedule a tour, contact:
Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC, 1466 Manor Road: 718.475.5230 
Nancy and Ronald Avis/South Shore JCC, 1297 Arthur Kill Road: 718.475.5270
Aberlin/North Shore JCC, 485 Victory Boulevard: 718.475.5290
​JCC/Berman Early Childhood Education Center, 2221 Richmond Avenue: 718.475.5100
​Contact Us
Jayne Smith, Chief Program Director for Early Childhood & Disability Services • 718.475.5265 • jsmith@sijcc.com
Dawn Gallis, Director of Early Childhood Services – Berman JCC, 2221 Richmond Ave • 718.475.5100 • dgallis@sijcc.com
Stephanie Prasenski, ECE Coordinator – Avis South Shore, 1297 Arthur Kill Rd • 718.475.5224 • sprasenski@sijcc.com
Michelle Kahn, Foot Forward Director 
Berman JCC, 2221 Richmond Ave • 718-701-0268 
​• mkahn@sijcc.com
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Jennifer Karczewski, First Foot Forward Coordinator – Bernikow JCC. 1466 Manor Rd • 718.475.5225 • JKarczewski@sijcc.com
Diana Hayes, First Foot Forward Coordinator – Avis, 1297 Arthur Kill Rd • 718.475.5278 • dhayes@sijcc.com
Stacey Rosen-Tricarico, ECE Coordinator, Aberlin North Shore, 485 Victory Blvd • 718.475.4286 Blvd • 718.475.5286 • SRosenTricarico@SIJCC.COM
Rachel Engel, ECE coordinator– Bernikow JCC. 1466 Manor Rd  • 718.475.5230 • rengel@sijcc.com
With over 50 years of experience, the JCC Early Childhood Education Department will give your child the best start!
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Infant & Toddler Daycare
​12 month, full day program, 7am-6pm
Five day a week program available at all sites
Ages 3 months-2.9 years available at Bernikow and Berman locations
  • Two or three  day a week schedule available at Berman

Our daycare is licensed by the Department of Health and Bureau of Daycare. Our teachers are New York State certified. The JCC’s Daycare program provides your child with a full day of activities, security, and care in an environment that stimulates their growth in all areas of development.
3-K and Pre-K For All
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The JCC is proud to partner with the NYC Department of Education to offer FREE 3-K and Pre-K For All. At all of our locations, we offer flexible scheduling and small class sizes. 
3-K For All and Pre-K For All is offered at 4 convenient locations:
  • Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC, 1466 Manor Road, 718.475.5230
  • Nancy and Ronald Avis/South Shore JCC, 1297 Arthur Kill Road, 718.475.5224
  • Aberlin/North Shore JCC, 485 Victory Boulevard, 718.475.5290
  • JCC/Berman Early Childhood Education Center, 2221 Richmond Avenue, 718.475.5100
Extended day options for working families are available from 7am to 6pm.  Extended day offers soccer, music, swim, and enrichment activities such as Smart Table Technology (activities vary by location). The program includes family engagement opportunities.
To learn more about our programs, or to schedule a tour, please call any of our locations at the phone numbers above.
Apply through the Department of Education website https://www.myschools.nyc/en/
Pilot Preschool Summer Program
​Full day options available at the Bernikow JCC and Avis/South Shore buildings.
PJ Library
PJ Library is a free community program bringing age-appropriate Jewish themed books and CDs each month to registered children ages 6 months-8 years. Participation is open to all. To register for this FREE program, visit www.newyork.pjlibrary.org 
Alma Harter Library
​The Alma Harter Children’s library is housed at the Staten Island Bank & Trust Foundation Early Childhood wing at the Bernikow JCC. This library gives children access to books that keep them entertained while fostering a lifelong love of literature. The library is named for Alma Harter, the JCC’s first Early Childhood Director. To make a donation or to add books to our library, please call Jayne Smith at 718.475.5265.
Get Involved
​Join our Early Childhood Facebook group to see pictures and get information on our programs. This is a closed group open to Early Childhood families only. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/327542770771901/
Please consider joining our Early Childhood Advisory Committee to help us enhance our programs with new ideas, family events, and fundraising opportunities.
Jaclyn Kronfeld, Denise Schnieder – Co-Chairs
Contact Jayne Smith for more information at 718.475.5265

Locations

Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC, 1466 Manor Road, 718.475.5230
Nancy and Ronald Avis/South Shore JCC, 1297 Arthur Kill Road, 718.475.5224
Aberlin/North Shore JCC, 485 Victory Boulevard, 718.475.5290
JCC/Berman Early Childhood Education Center, 2221 Richmond Avenue, 718.475.5100
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LocationS

BERNIKOW/MID-ISLAND
1466 Manor Road
Staten Island, NY 10314 
718.475.5200 

ABERLIN/NORTH SHORE
485 Victory Blvd 
​Staten Island, NY 10301
718.475.5290 
AVIS/SOUTH SHORE
1297 Arthur Kill Road 
Staten Island, NY 10312
718.475.5270 

BERMAN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
2221 Richmond Ave.
​Staten Island, NY 10314
718.475.5100
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