Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
- Grades: Kindergarten
- Enrollment: 8 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: 鉁Verified school update
Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten
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
Religious Affiliation
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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).
In what neighborhood is Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten located?
Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten is located in the Bustleton neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. There are 3 other private schools located in Bustleton.
Nearby 草榴社区 Schools
Popular comparisons: Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten vs. Politz Hebrew Academy
The nearest high school to Shaare Shamayim Preschool And Kindergarten is Academy Of The New Church Boys School (2.4 miles away)
The nearest elementary school is Red Lion Elementary School (1.2 miles away)
The nearest preschool is Ann Kids (1.2 miles away)
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Southampton, PA 18966
(267) 538-8484
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(215) 698-7300
Distance: 1.2 mi
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Avg. class size: 18 students
Extracurriculars: 4
256 Geiger Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19115
(215) 673-2100
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Catholic
214 Welsh Rd
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
(215) 947-2332
Distance: 1.3 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 566 students
Catholic
9322 Old Bustleton Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19115
(215) 673-0235
Distance: 2.4 mi
Gr: 9-12 | 111 students
Sports: 8
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Bryn Athyn, PA 19009
(267) 502-4855
Distance: 2.6 mi
Gr: 9-12 | 190 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 11
2815 Benade Cir
Bryn Athyn, PA 19009
(267) 502-2500
Distance: 2.6 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 878 students
Avg. class size: 25 students
Christian
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Philadelphia, PA 19116
(215) 969-1579
Distance: 2.6 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 100 students
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Philadelphia, PA 19111
(215) 725-7890
Distance: 3.0 mi
Gr: 10-12 | 11 students
Avg. class size: 5 students
700 N Cedar Rd
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 886-3503
Distance: 1.2 mi
Gr: PK-5 | 194 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Extracurriculars: 4
256 Geiger Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19115
(215) 673-2100
Distance: 1.2 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 392 students
Catholic
214 Welsh Rd
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
(215) 947-2332
Distance: 1.3 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 566 students
Catholic
9322 Old Bustleton Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19115
(215) 673-0235
Distance: 1.5 mi
Gr: K-8 | 396 students
Avg. class size: 28 students
Extracurriculars: 2
Jewish
9225 Old Bustleton Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19115
(215) 969-5960
Distance: 1.9 mi
Gr: K-6 | 96 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Extracurriculars: 8
Presbyterian
2364 Huntingdon Pike
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
(215) 947-4581
Distance: 1.2 mi
Gr: K | 20 students
Daycare / Preschool
333 Rocksville Rd
Southampton, PA 18966
(267) 538-8484
Distance: 1.2 mi
Gr: NS | 14 students
Daycare / Preschool
10100 Jamison Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19116
(215) 698-7300
Distance: 1.2 mi
Gr: PK-5 | 194 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Extracurriculars: 4
256 Geiger Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19115
(215) 673-2100
Distance: 1.2 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 392 students
Catholic
214 Welsh Rd
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
(215) 947-2332
Distance: 1.3 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 566 students
Catholic
9322 Old Bustleton Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19115
(215) 673-0235
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