Pozez JCC- Beth El Early Childhood Learning Center

The POZEZ JCC- Beth El Early Childhood Learning Center is a loving, warm, and nurturing environment serving children 16 months through 5 years. We are a full-time, year long program with operating hours from 8:00am- 5:30pm Monday-Friday. Located at Beth El Hebrew Congregation, we are a partnership between the Temple and the Pozez JCC in Fairfax. The Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) at Pozez JCC-Beth EL is a nurturing, safe, developmentally appropriate learning environment, which is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to education. Our curriculum incorporates Jewish values while being universally inclusive. We believe that every child is capable, competent, and has the right to be respected as an individual. Our philosophy is based upon the belief that we have the ability and responsibility to nurture each child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth through interactions and experiences that foster a zest for life and a love of learning. We offer a child-centered program which is inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach. We believe that “care” and “education” are inseparable and view each child as a feeling, thinking, and creative individual whose growth we nourish. We believe a child’s positive self-esteem is paramount to emotional, social, physical, and intellectual development. The philosophy involves an emergent curriculum that builds on the interests of the children. Topics of study are chose though discussions/observations of the children, community or family events, interest of children and teacher directed provocations. The curriculum provides hands on learning experiences, areas for children to experiment with the natural world and real life problem solving with opportunities for creative thinking and exploration.
If you are interested in learning more please give us a call to set up a tour. We would love to welcome you to our family!