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Jewish Preschool 'Deserts,' High Tuition Costs, Staff Retention Are Key Issues, Bay Area Study Finds
Parents in the San Francisco Bay Area can't afford to send their kids to Jewish preschool, according to a new study.
The survey of more than 180 parents found that 38% of Jewish early childhood education programs reported being understaffed and that a sizable majority of studentsbetween two-thirds and three-quartershave fewer students than they are capable of, eJewishPhilanthropy reports.
The study also found that Jewish preschools cost an average of $9,900 to $35,400 per year, with a median of $19,300 per year.
The survey was funded by the Koret Foundation and EarlyJ, a collaboration between two Jewish foundations.
"There hadn't been this level of research done in our community," Danielle Foreman, chief program officer of the Koret Foundation, tells eJewishPhilanthropy.
"Our hope is that this research can be used for practitioners and funders alike and can jump start a conversation about the kind of ECE ecosystem we want to have in the Bay Area."
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