Childcare

Haredi parties halt coalition voting over daycare bill pulled from Knesset agenda

Shas and UTJ said they would stop backing coalition bills after the daycare subsidies bill was left off the Knesset plenum agenda.

Shas party leader Aryeh Deri arrives to a Shas faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 23, 2026
Feeding baby from a bottle

A baby’s burp after feeding: A myth that causes unnecessary worry or a real need?

A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 27, 2026.

Knesset advances ultra-Orthodox daycare subsidy bill after haredi threat to back Oct. 7 probe

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

How to speak about the hard truth of child abuse


Education Ministry report: 1,659 schoolchildren infected with COVID-19

Overall, schools and kindergartens saw lower rates of infection that the general population.

Parents accompany their children to the kindergarten in Tel Aviv as they return to kindergarden on October18, 2020 after being shut down during a national lockdown in a means to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

New research sheds light on how children perceive leadership, hierarchy

The impact of this study can be significant in shaping parenting styles to result in better parent-child relationships.

Children of the Simon Marks Jewish Primary School

Gov't fails to uphold promise to supervise daycares after abuse incidents

Focus on government regulation of private daycares was renewed after a series of high profile incidents of child abuse in daycare centers around the country in recent years.

A DAYCARE CENTER in Jerusalem. [Illustrative photo]

Archaeologist moms are provided with a babysitter at Azekah biblical dig

"I really want to send young female archaeologists the message that they can combine career and family and should not give up their dreams,” Tel Aviv University Prof. Oded Lipschits told the 'Post.'

Nitsan Shalom, area supervisor of E3 upper working in the field at the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition.

Court extends arrest of 4 kindergarten employees for toddler abuse charges

"I'm angry, I'm hurt, my world is destroyed, my heart shattered, my child's life has been ruined. To the end I will not forgive them."

The four kindergarten employees suspected of abusing toddlers.

Superstar pediatrician hopes to advance his research in Israel

Dr. Harvey Karp lands in Tel Aviv with event to teach 1,000 parents to sooth their babies in sixty seconds or less.

Illustrative image of a newborn baby

Home cleaning products may increase risk of childhood asthma

With greater exposure to cleaning products, kids were also 35% more likely to have chronic wheezing and 49% more likely to have chronic allergies, a study found.

PARENTS SHOULD read labels and look for items that are free of dye and perfume, and consider natural cleaning products instead of chemical alternatives.

First Israeli government-sponsored Bedouin daycare opened

The center has two goals: to provide a safe care environment for children, and to enable Bedouin mothers to work outside the home

THE CHILDREN enjoy activities such as natural arts and crafts.

Israeli kindergarten ordered closed after segregating children by race

“My daughter is worth as much as anyone else. She was born here and she is as good as anyone.”

An Ethiopian woman holds a sign that says "Mom, I want to go to kindergarten."

What is going on with Israel’s daycare law?

“In Israel, the children don’t belong to the Education Ministry until age three,” Glantz said. “Until then, the centers are completely unsupervised."

A DAYCARE CENTER in Jerusalem. [Illustrative photo]