3509 S. Glencoe Street
Denver, Colorado 80237
(303) 759-0755
Preschool Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Preschool Hours:
Monday thru Friday
7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Our Philosophy
Temple Sinai Preschool understands the importance of the young child’s first experience in a school setting. Our staff is dedicated to making this experience a happy and meaningful time for each child. We believe in respecting and meeting individual and specific needs of both the child and his/her family. We hope to nourish each child’s unique ability to learn. We encourage the children to grow in a developmentally appropriate and loving environment. Temple Sinai Preschool offers children an integrated approach to Judaic and secular learning. Our program emphasizes the development of a positive and joyful individual identity through daily experiences involving age-appropriate activities. Temple Sinai Preschool offers an environment in which emphasizes creative and hands-on experiences that foster:
Self Expression – opportunities are provided for playing and working as individuals, in groups, and for interacting with peers and adult role models.
Intellectual Growth – exploration and creation of new ideas are stimulated through the daily exercise of cognitive, verbal and listening skills.
Physical Development – through the use of manipulatives and creative movement, fine and gross motor skills are practiced and developed.
Self-Help Skills – participation in clean-up time, encouraging independent toileting and dressing for outdoor play achieves independence and pride in self-management tasks.
Our Program
Babes In Bloom
Age: 6-12 months (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 PM
Days: One day per week
Class Size: 12 students and parents to two staff members
Designed as a place for parents to learn while their children play and foster early socialization skills. Brief parent discussions will be facilitated by various community members. As this class is designed primarily for parents, nannies are not permitted to attend in the place of a parent.
Parent/Tot
Age: 15 months (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Days: One day per week
Class Size: 12 students and parents to two staff members
Designed for the parent and child to explore together to enhance early socialization and begin to develop fine and gross motor skills. Parents will be in the classroom most of the time, but will separate for a brief parenting discussion facilitated by the teacher.
Two Year Old Program
Age: Two years (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Days: Tuesday/Thursday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or 5 day
Class Size: 11 students with two staff members
Curricular goals include separation, socialization, and introduction to body parts, language development, shapes, colors fine motor, and gross motor.
Three Year Old Program
Age: Three years (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Days: Tuesday/Thursday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or 5 day
Class Size: 16 with two staff members
Curricular goals include socialization, self-help skills, language development, mastery of colors and shapes, introduction to writing first name and cutting with scissors, as well as concentration on gross motor activity.
Pre-K Program
Age: Four years (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Days: Tuesday/Thursday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or 5 day
Class Size: 18 with two staff members
The overall goal is to prepare the child for Kindergarten. Our curriculum includes development of self-help skills, social skills, fine and gross motor skills, mastery of writing first name, recognition of last name, letter and letter sound recognition, number recognition and further development of cognitive skills.
Gan Gadol (Kindergarten)
Age: Five years old (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Days: Monday thru Friday
Class Size: 16 with one certified teacher and one assistant
This class offers an individualized program enabling students to prepare for first grade and allowing students to be stimulated at their own developmental level. Curriculum is based on an integrated approach with emphasis on emergent reading, writing, and hands-on math and science activities. Teacher is State certified
Early Bird
Age: Two years through Gan Gadol
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Days: Monday thru Friday
Designed to provide supervised care for those children whose parents need an earlier drop-off.
Cultural Arts/Enrichment
Ages: Two years through Gan Gadol
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Days: Monday thru Friday
Includes playtime and quiet period, followed by age appropriate activities such as gymnastics, cooking, dramatics, fine arts and science.
Extended Day
Ages: Two through Gan Gadol
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Days: Monday thru Friday
Designed to provide extended supervised care following Cultural Arts.
Summer Adventure Camp
Summer Adventure Camp runs in nine one-week sessions for children 2-6 years old. Regular camp sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For working parents, we offer Early Bird Care from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and Extended Day from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day. We also offer a Working Parents’ Special from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in 2-day, 3-day or 5-day scheduling options.
Summer Adventure Camp features a different theme every week. Activities and projects revolve around weekly themes and include a visit from a guest specialist or a special activity.
Our Staffing Team
Administrative Team
Elyse Adlen, Director
Suzie Valas, Assistant Director
Lauren Kerstein, Learning Consultant
Mary Perlmutter, Office Manager
Teaching Team: Barrie Alpert, Sharon Birnbaum, Lisa Bonilla, Victoria Cantor, Jolene Cole, Jolie Eisen, Karen Engel, Gina Geller, Elena Gore, Lana Kalmykova, Aviva Kelmenson, Sherrie Kirschner, Tanya Kupriyanova, Suzan Markman, Kim Meeks, Mindy Neel, Kim Novak, Susan Reissner, Terri Richardson, Marlene Sherman, Marsha Smith, Lyuda Terletskaya, Olga Valyuvea, Dawn Wolf, Lyuda Zaturenskaya
