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Aron and Salim Friedman, 2 and 4
respectively, of Southfield, participate in
a dance where each child got to play a
musical instument at Camp Akiva at
Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield in July

A year-round resource for adults seeking
to connect with Jewish history,
holidays, culture, and Torah, sponsored
by the Michigan Conservative movement
and open to everyone, regardless of
affiliation or Jewish study experience.

6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 310
Bloomfield Hills„hAl 48301

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48237 (248) 541-5441.
Ghana Stein, director; stream of
Judaism: Orthodox.
Age: 3 years.
Schedule: half day, 9:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m.
Student/teacher ratio: about 6 to 1.
Class size: 13.
Number of classes: 2.
School year: around Labor Day —
end of June.
Cost: Depends upon how many
children are in the school system; For
instance, one child only in nursery:
$1800/yr.
Duration in business: 35 - 40 years.

TEMPLE EMANU EL 14450 W. 10 Mile,

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Oak Park, 48237, (248)967-4020.
Michaelyn Silverman, director;
Eileen Brand, associate director;
stream of Judaism: Reform.
Nursery School and Kindergarten
Schedule: full and half days; flexible
scheduling.
Student/teacher ratio: Maximum: 8
to 1 with 16 children; toddlers(172-
272): 4 to 1; infants: 3 to 1. Eight
classrooms in nursery and 2
infant/toddler rooms. Lunch program:
children bring their own.
School year: Wed. after Labor Day
— first week in June.
Extended care: Mornings: 7-8:45
a.m. Afternoons: 3:30-6 p.m.
Duration in business: 21 years.
Summer camp: 2-6 years. Extended
care available.
Other programs: infant/toddler day
care at the Oak Park JCC (run by the
Temple); birth-2 years; year round. 7
a.m.-6 p.m.; full or part time care.

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GANEINU EDUCATION CENTER CHABAD
PRESCHOOL 4230 Middlebelt, West

Bloomfield, 48322 (248)932-8584.
Chaya Bergstein, director; stream of

Judaism: Torah observant.
Nursery school and kindergarten
schedule:
Pre-nursery and nursery: 3, 4, or 5
half days, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Kindergarten: 5 full days.
Student/teacher ratio: 7 - 1 for nurs-
ery school.
Class size: approx. 10-15.
Number of classes per age group:
pre-nursery — approx. 2; nursery —
1; kindergarten — 4.
Lunch program: children bring their
own.
School year: around Labor Day-
Mid-June.
Cost: 3 half days/wk.: $1,500. 4 half
days/wk.: $2,000. 5 half days/wk.:
52,500. Kindergarten: 53,800.
Duration in business: approx. 10
years.
Summer camp: girls: age 3-12 years;
boys: age 3-7 years.
Extended care available 1 hour
before and 1 hour after.
Other programs: Mother Toddler:
age 18 months-2 years.

TEMPLE ISRAEL 5725 Walnut Lake,

West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 661-
5750.
Bryna Leib, director; stream of
Judaism: Reform.
Nursery School and kindergarten
schedule: parents can put together
their own schedule, which can include
class, lunch, and/or enrichment. Full
day: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Morning: 9-
11:30 a.m. Afternoon: 12:45-3:15
p.m. 3 year olds: max. 3 half days.
Student/teacher ratio:6 or 7 — 1.
Class size: 12 or 14.
Number of classes per age group: 3
years — 8; 4 years — 8; kindergarten
— 2; Kindergarten Klub — 1.
School year: Sept. 6-June 5.
Nursery school cost (for the year): 3

half days: 51,700 member, 52,250
non-member. 4 half days: $1,900
member, S2,450 non-member. 5 half
days: 52,100 member, 52,650 non-
member. Kindergarten cost: 5 half
days (9 a.m.-12 p.m.): $2,800 mem-
ber, $3,150 non-member. 5 full days
(9 a.m.-3 p.m.): 54,300 member,
55,100 non-member.
Enrichment programs: around 30
classes a week; morning or afternoon;
sign up by semester (15 weeks).
Kindergarten Klub: kindergarten
enrichment program; students who
don't go to public school for 5 full
days spend 2 half or full days at
Temple.
Extended care: Mornings: 8-9 a.m.
Afternoons: 3:15-5:30 p.m. Mon.-
Thurs.; until 4 p.m. on Friday.
Duration in business: 21 years.
Summer camp: Camp Shemesh.
Other programs: Creepers and
Crawlers: age 6-12 months. Baby
Bunch: age 12-18 months. Moving
On Up: age 272-3 years.

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF
METROPOLITAN DETROIT SARAH AND
IRVING PITT CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CENTER Kahn Building 6600 W.

Maple Rd., West Bloomfield, 48322
(248)432-5582.
Fredelle Schneider, director.
Age: newborn-kindergarten.
Schedule: Infant/toddler (newborn-
2 1 /2 years) program: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; 2,
3, or 5 days. Transition (2 1 /2 years and
not potty-trained): 2, 3, or 5 days. 7
a.m.-6 p.m. or 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Min.
2 days. Nursery and kindergarten
(potty-trained 272 years and up): 2, 3,
or 5 day options. Full care: 7 a.m.-6
p.m. Half day: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Full
day: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Min. 2 morn-
ings. Student/teacher ratio: transition:
6 to 1; 272-4 years — 8 to 1; 4-5 years
— 9 to 1; kindergarten — 12 to 1.
Class size: transition — 12; pre-
school — 16-18.
Number of classes per age group:
infants (newborn-defensively walking)
— 2; toddlers — 2, divided by age;
transition — 2; 212-3 years — 1; 3-
3'/2 years — 1; 372-4 years — 1; 4
years — 2; kindergarten — 1; kinder-
garten enrichment — 1.
Lunch program: lunch provided.

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