Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten (2026-27 Profile)

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Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten

9768 Verree Rd Philadelphia, PA 19115

Tel: (215) 673-2323

Quick Facts (2026-27)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Kindergarten
Enrollment: 8 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: 鉁�Verified school update

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Quick Facts (2026-27)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Kindergarten
Enrollment: 8 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: 鉁�Verified school update

School Facts

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten

Offers Post-Graduate Year

Yes

Learning Difference Programs

Yes

Summer School Offered

Yes

Student Body

Total Students

8 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

38%

State avg.: 27%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

1 teacher

Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

National avg.:

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Admissions Director

Sherri Herschfeld

School Notes

Congregations of Shaare Shamayim offers comprehensive preschool and kindergarten programs in Northeast Philadelphia.
Our program is committed to providing a highly regarded educational foundation while combining life skills and values to ensure a smooth, easy, and successful transition to elementary school.
Our program emphasizes the development of the “whole child” by recognizing the need for allowing each child to develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically at their own pace.
We encourage the development of life skills such as sharing, personal responsibility, positive interactions, respecting rights of others, and conflict resolution, which are formed and developed during these years.
We are instilling valuable Jewish values as we teach our children that they can help to heal the world one good deed at a time.
Our goal is to accomplish all of the above in a warm, supportive, accepting, safe, nurturing, and stimulating educational environment.
Our staff of dedicated and experienced teaching professionals has been carefully selected to meet the individual needs of young children.

Congregations of Shaare Shamayim offers comprehensive preschool and kindergarten programs in Northeast Philadelphia.
Our program is committed to providing a highly regarded educational foundation while combining life skills and values to ensure a smooth, easy, and successful transition to elementary school.
Our program emphasizes the development of the 鈥渨hole child鈥� by recognizing the need for allowing each child to develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically at their own pace.
We encourage the development of life skills such as sharing, personal responsibility, positive interactions, respecting rights of others, and conflict resolution, which are formed and developed during these years.
We are instilling valuable Jewish values as we teach our children that they can help to heal the world one good deed at a time.
Our goal is to accomplish all of the above in a warm, supportive, accepting, safe, nurturing, and stimulating educational environment.
Our staff of dedicated and experienced teaching professionals has been carefully selected to meet the individual needs of young children.

Source: Verified school update

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What schools are Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten often compared to?

Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten is often viewed alongside schools like Politz Hebrew Academy by visitors of our site.

When is the application deadline for Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten?

The application deadline for Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten is located in the Bustleton neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. There are 3 other private schools located in Bustleton.

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