Jerusalem to open pre-Passover camps in kindergartens across the city

Pre-Passover camps will start tomorrow in preschools across Jerusalem, the Jerusalem municipality announces. The city requested and obtained permission to operate the programs for children ages 3-6 from the Home Front Command.

Camps are usually organized in kindergartens and the lowest grades of elementary schools during the education system’s vacations. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Passover vacation (the Jewish festival itself will begin at sundown on April 1).

Under the Home Front Command color-coding system, “yellow” areas are considered to be at a lesser risk of being attacked by Iran or Hezbollah, while “orange” areas are considered at a higher risk, but the current outline determined by the Home Front Command and the Education Ministry for education activities allows also municipalities designated as orange, such as Jerusalem, to seek authorization to open their pre-Passover camps.

On Sunday, the Haifa municipality also said it would operate its informal education programs for kindergartens and grades 1-3 between 8:00 and 13:00. Haifa is designated as orange.

In Jerusalem, the pre-Passover camps will operate in kindergartens with shelters between 8:00 and 16:00, while kindergartens without a protected space will be assigned an alternate location.

Special education programs across Israel are also allowed to function in accordance with Home Front Command guidelines.