MJCS Preschool
Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue’s Early Childhood Center offers a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for children ages 18 months through five years old. Each child is viewed as innately competent, and they are encouraged to form hypotheses of the world around them. We believe in developing each child’s natural curiosity, imagination, problem solving skills and creativity. Our environment promotes independence and provides the foundation for a successful and happy school life.
Our preschool is currently closed due to the residual effects of the Woolsey Wildfire.
Please contact the Temple office to learn more about the re-launch.
Our primary goals are to develop each child’s individual potential, promote positive feelings toward learning, and stimulate learning in all developmental areas: social, physical, emotional, and intellectual. Our indoor-outdoor classrooms take advantage of our natural environmental setting, providing your child with hands-on experiences and encouraging inquisitiveness.
Our student-teacher ratio allows for more individual instruction, creating a special bond. Open and creative classrooms reflect our unique mixture of Reggio—a progressive curriculum model—and developmental learning philosophies within a rich Judaic environment. Each Friday, the children take part in Cantor Marcelo’s world-famous musical Tot Shabbat program.
We offer many enrichment classes during the week.
- MONDAY – Super Soccer Stars: The children learn about team work and strengthen their gross motor skills. The classes are geared towards each child’s developmental level.
- WEDNESDAY – Music: Both engages your sense of hearing and integrates the mind, body and emotions. Music also facilitates language development and is a great form of expression.
- THURSDAY – Yoga: A time to relax, reflect, balance and build core strength.
- FRIDAY: Musical Tot Shabbat with Cantor Marcelo
- Drum to Learn: Listening and following directions while enjoying the sounds of the drum circle.
Our fabulous teachers are CPR certified and have early childhood backgrounds. They inspire, respect, challenge, engage, listen, observe, encourage, and nurture our children.
Parents are always welcome at MJC&S. We encourage our families to share in the children’s everyday experiences as well as in the synagogue’s festivities.
Preschool Calendar
Latest Preschool News
Librarian Visit
We are so lucky to have our local librarian, Lauren Kratz come to read to the preschoolers each month.
Father’s Day!
In celebration of all of the Dads and Father’s Day we had Doughnuts and Drumming with Dads.
Pre K Shabbat
The graduating preK class children were honored at a special Shabbat service. They stood under the tallit and made wishes for themselves and their families.
Contact
Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue
24855 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California 90265
(310) 456-2178
Every time I walk into MJCS I feel as if I have come home. The staff feels like family. It is so warm and inviting. My daughter looks forward to school everyday. She is always smiling and laughing when she is there. I feel confidant that she is in the best place possible when she’s not with me. She runs to her class when we hop out of the car. The teachers are spectacular. They feel like extensions to my family. I can’t say enough good things about MJCS. Any child that gets to experience preschool there is very lucky to start school off right!
MJCS provides the close attention, nurturing environment, and friendly staff that has enabled our son to thrive!
We love this school!!
MJCS is not only a great school that teaches our kids, it is an educational community that nurtures our families.
Jennifer is one of the best Head School Masters I have EVER met and probably thee best preschool teacher in the world 🙂 The MJCS is the only school in Malibu to offer an Atelier (art studio). I just know your little will be so excited and fit right in.