Daycare

Five toddlers wandered out of a Petah Tikva daycare unattended after a back gate was left open during cleaning. A local resident's alertness prevented a major disaster.

Just before September 1st, at the WIZO Kiryat Shalom daycare in Tel Aviv, the excitement is already felt: classrooms are being cleaned, walls are being painted, equipment is being arranged, and the staff is preparing to receive the children. However, behind the festive preparations hides a much more complex reality: a severe shortage of manpower has led to the fact that the baby class at the...

Parents in border-adjacent communities expected a significant benefit in daycare tuition. Instead, they discovered a double charge for an "extra package" and a payment of thousands of shekels in advance until the subsidy arrives.

The Ministry of Labor has launched an online system for tuition subsidy applications in daycare centers and recognized family daycares for the 2026-2027 school year. Subsidy levels are determined based on per-capita family income, child age, and the type of recognized facility.

The "In Good Hands" partnership has introduced a program aimed at revolutionizing early childhood education. The initiative proposes reducing the educator-to-toddler ratio to one for every three children and significantly easing the financial burden on parents, who currently cover about 70% of daycare costs.

Yossi Havra hoped to choose the moment to tell his daughter Lin about her past. However, a word dropped by a classmate led her to the web, and from there to a chilling conversation he received from the teacher. Moments before the abusive caregiver is expected to request early release from prison, he reveals the anxiety attacks, the pointed questions of the 10-year-old who was then a toddler, and...