Older Toddlers
The Older Toddler program serves children who are 2 years old by September 1st with a teacher to child ratio of 1:5
Aleph Preschool Hours
| Hours | Activity |
| 8:30am-5pm | Full-Time Monday – Thursday |
| 8:30am-4pm | Full-Time Friday |
Sample Daily Schedule
| Hours | Activity |
| 8:30am-9:00am | Carpool |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Welcome & Free Play |
| 9:45am – 10:00am | Circle Time |
| 10:00am – 10:15am | Snack |
| 10:15am – 10:30am | Stories & Music |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Large Motor Activities (Gym or Playground) |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Daily Activity |
| 11:45am – 12:15pm | Lunch |
| 12:15pm – 12:50pm | Free play & Closing Circle Time |
| 12:50pm – 1:00pm | Transition to carpool or nap room |
| 1:00pm – 2:45pm | Nap |
| 2:45pm – 3:15pm | Free Play with snack |
| 3:15pm – 4:00pm | Daily Activity |
| 4:00pm – 4:30pm | Large Motor Activities (Gym or Playground) |
| 4:30pm – 5:00pm | Carpool |
*Fridays only → 3:30pm – 4:00pm Transition to carpool
Older Toddler Goals
- Build self-esteem through increased personal responsibility
- Foster creativity through art, music, and dance
- Increase gross motor skills through active indoor and outdoor play and dancing.
- Develop fine motor skills through finger play, art, and rhythmic movement
- Begin number recognition and basic math skills
- Build knowledge of shapes, colors, texture, etc., through songs, stories, counting, sorting, sequencing, and art
- Increase vocabulary (Hebrew and English) through books, flannel board & magnet board stories and games, rhymes, songs, and instructional circle time activities
- Learn and live Judaism through active participation in blessings, Havdalah, Shabbat, the observance of Jewish holidays
- Foster love for Torah and God.