About Our School

Jay and Rose Phillips Early Childhood Center

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

The Boulder JCC is proud to be home to the Jay and Rose Phillips Early Childhood Center, providing a quality early childhood education program where learning is facilitated through play, discovery, and inquiry. We believe in a strong image of the child and that education is a process brought on by the child's interaction and investigation of their world. It is through these interactions that each child is encouraged to wonder, explore, question, and discover, using their own unique learning style and interests. Additionally, our School offers a uniquely flexible schedule, with full and half-day enrollment options from 2- 5 days a week and early drop-off. Contact Jackie Trapp with questions or to schedule a tour of the Early Childhood Center.

PHILOSOPHY

The Jay and Rose Phillips Early Childhood Center education program emphasizes our love and respect for Judaism and Jewish values, and is built around our community of children, families, and educators - bringing this community together through our weekly Shabbat Sing program, holiday dinners, parent learning opportunities, and other special events.

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CURRICULUM

The School’s philosophy and curriculum are thoughtfully designed to reflect excellence in early childhood education, following the schools of Reggio Emilia Italy and the JCCA's Early Learning Framework.

Project work and long-term experiences emerge from children’s ideas, questions, or interests, while teachers, children, and families collaborate to explore them. Through this learning approach, or Emilia-Reggio constructivism, children actively build their knowledge and develop lifelong critical thinking skills - emphasizing learning through experience, where children construct their own understanding. The role of the teacher in a constructivist, play-based classroom is to foster a learning environment that supports wonder, exploration, and collaboration.

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Small Group Size and Ratio

Small group sizes and low child-adult ratios improve early childhood education by fostering one-on-one interactions and personalized experiences, supported by NAEYC-aligned staffing.

Beautiful Environments

Our vision is an intentional early childhood space that sparks curiosity, creativity, and intellectual engagement, while nurturing community, connections, and Jewish values in welcoming indoor and outdoor classrooms.

Teacher Council

The Teacher Council, made up of volunteer teachers from each age group, promotes leadership, amplifies teacher voices, and strengthens families by addressing equity, challenges, and values in monthly meetings to drive positive change.

Jay and Rose Phillips Early Childhood Center

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