B'nai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool, Arcadia

B'nai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool was founded in 1981 to offer a warm and nurturing preschool experience in a Jewish environment. B'nai Simcha is the only Jewish preschool in the west San Gabriel Valley. We provide morning preschool and afternoon extended care to 70 children ages 2-6. Our students come from all over the San Gabriel Valley and from a variety of ethnic and religious backgrounds. Our goal is to present a program in which developing a strong Jewish identity is a natural and enjoyable process. Our school is often the first step for many unaffiliated families in the area wishing to participate in the Jewish community. Our Philosophy Picture B'nai Simcha is a developmental preschool. We encourage children to explore the world while developing small and large muscle coordination, eye-hand coordination, language skills, and a strong sense of self esteem. We want to help children learn that they are capable of working independently, that there are appropriate times and ways to ask for help, and that they can successfully work in group situations while still getting their individual needs met. We want children to experience a wide variety of activities including art, music, movement, water play, manipulative play (i.e. building sets, puzzles, etc.), stories and quiet time. We combine teacher directed activities and child-led interactive play.