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Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katsrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
May 13, 2026, 11:06 pm
Government offers summer extension of school programs following wartime disruptions
Optional camp activities to continue for an extra ten days until the end of July for kindergarten through to grade 6, along with 10-day catch-up scheme for middle-school students
By Ariela Karmel
Illustrative: A police officer in Bnei Brak on October 18, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 27, 2026, 4:51 pm
Six-month-old infant dies in unclear circumstances at unlicensed Bnei Brak daycare
The facility reportedly served a local community of foreign workers, and was run out of the caregiver’s apartment; incident is third death of infant in daycare facility this month
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Strollers outside the building where two babies died and dozens of others were injured in an unlicensed private daycare in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 26, 2026, 1:37 pm
79% of kids under 3 in Jerusalem are in unsupervised daycares, Knesset panel hears
Grim figures shown to joint meeting of several committees, after 2 babies died and dozens were hurt in unlicensed center in the capital; MK: ‘Why are the babies being neglected?’
By Sam Sokol
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of two babies who died in an unlicensed daycare, in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
January 20, 2026, 3:38 am
Haredi extremists riot against autopsies of babies who died at unlicensed Jerusalem daycare
Police clash with hundreds of protesters who burn garbage bins, block roads in capital and Beit Shemesh, as parents plan to appeal ruling in favor of authorities’ request for operation
By ToI Staff
Rescue and security forces work at the scene of a mass-casualty incident at an illegal daycare in Jerusalem's Haredi-majority Romema neighborhood, on January 19, 2026. (Goldberg/Flash90)
January 19, 2026, 4:31 pm
2 babies die in incident at unlicensed Jerusalem daycare; 3 caregivers detained
53 children injured at daycare in the Haredi Romema neighborhood; video shows babies, toddlers sleeping underneath toilets, in closets; hundreds protest planned autopsies
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Parents accompany their children to the kindergarten in Tel Aviv on October18, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 9, 2025, 3:28 pm
Amid teacher shortage, 7 kindergartens shut in Tel Aviv; city warns more to follow
Municipality tells Education Ministry that around 13 preschool sites will close every day, reportedly due to a cutback in training hours for teachers
By ToI Staff
Part of the Reshit School in the southern city of Sderot, designed by Zarta Studio. (Yarden Baider Sagy)
July 22, 2025, 8:17 am
Gaza border architectural firm’s designs aim to protect body and elevate spirit
Launched a year after Hamas seized power in the Strip, Zarta Studio has a reputation for building beautiful structures that are actually fortresses
By Sue Surkes
Hagar Amor, right, nurses her baby while her husband, Tal, sits with their daughter Gaia in a public shelter in Shavei Zion on June 17, 2025 (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
June 24, 2025, 7:37 am
Retraumatized by Iran war and back in shelters, northern families struggle through the days
After returning to mostly normal since the war with Hezbollah ended in November, northern residents and their kids have again faced lack of routine and existential uncertainty
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative photo of a daycare center in Israel, April 20, 2018. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
December 30, 2024, 3:23 pm
Jerusalem daycare worker indicted for 12 counts of abuse of toddlers
Tel Aviv court also releases names of three kindergarten teachers who were arrested for allegedly abusing children in their care
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A child suffering from stress. (goodmoments, iStock at Getty Images)
December 21, 2023, 1:14 am
At war: Psychologist details signs children are in distress — and how to help
Chava Friedman, Education Ministry’s director of psychology, tells ToI that kids not directly impacted by war may still be suffering its effects
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: First grade students sit in a classroom on their first day of school, at the Tali Geulim school in Jerusalem on September 1, 2020. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
August 27, 2023, 4:02 am
Allergy doctors say it’s time to bring back Bamba as new school year set to start
Israel Medical Association group cites research saying that kids with food allergies do not suffer serious reactions if others bring allergenic foods to class
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Undated photo of Ilana Swissa, director of a daycare center for infants who is suspected of violently abusing children in her care. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 19, 2023, 7:18 pm
Sderot daycare manager suspected of violently attacking infants in her care
Ilana Swissa, 54, named as suspect after she was arrested last month; police reportedly have video showing over 200 incidents of abuse at center in southern city
By ToI Staff
Parents of children at a daycare center in Holon block the entrance in protest of the employment of several Palestinian women, on September 13, 2022 (via Holon Forum. Photo used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 13, 2022, 1:44 pm
Parents block entry of Palestinian assistants at Holon daycare center
Organization that operates the facility blasts ‘disgraceful’ racism and discrimination; mother claims Palestinian workers have no qualifications, don’t speak Hebrew
By ToI Staff
Luba Kazakevich at the Tel Aviv District Court, March 9, 2022 (Screen grab/Kan)
March 9, 2022, 11:34 am
Daycare manager jailed for 3.5 years for abuse, assault of young kids under her care
Luba Kazakevich will also pay compensation; security camera footage showed her attacking children in her Ramat Gan kindergarten, prompting national outrage
By ToI Staff
Children at a kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh, September 5, 2021 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
February 11, 2022, 10:12 am
Education minister said promoting plan to start teaching English in preschool
Proposal would see kids spend 15-30 minutes a day on activities tied to the international language
By ToI Staff
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