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Kindergartens in Ashkelon

Ashkelon has 314 kindergartens (gan) supervised by the Ministry of Education and 120 daycare centres. By stream: 56% State (secular), 33% State-religious and 11% Haredi.

90% are official kindergartens run by the local authority, and 52 are special education kindergartens.

56%
33%
All Israel
State (secular) 176(Israel: 55%)State-religious 103(Israel: 18%)Haredi 35(Israel: 27%)
314Kindergartens
176State (secular)56% of kindergartens
103State-religious33% of kindergartens
120Daycare centresAges 0 to 3

List of kindergartens in Ashkelon

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Names are shown in Hebrew, as the official source lists them.

State (secular) 176State-religious 103Haredi 35

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Official (state) 282Recognised, unofficial 32

An official kindergarten is run by the local authority and the Ministry of Education, and you usually register through the authority's website. A recognised unofficial kindergarten is run by a non-profit or network under ministry supervision.

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Questions about kindergartens in Ashkelon

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How many kindergartens are there in Ashkelon?

According to the Ministry of Education, Ashkelon has 314 supervised kindergartens: 176 State (secular), 103 State-religious and 35 Haredi.

How many kindergartens in Ashkelon are official (state) kindergartens?

282 of the 314 kindergartens (90%) are official kindergartens run by the state and the local authority. The rest are recognised but unofficial: run by non-profits and networks under ministry supervision.

Are there special education kindergartens in Ashkelon?

Yes, 52 kindergartens in Ashkelon are classed as special education, such as communication or language kindergartens.

How many daycare centres are there in Ashkelon?

Ashkelon has 120 daycare centres for ages 0 to 3 on the Ministry of Education list.

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The list covers kindergartens supervised by the Ministry of Education (official and recognised). Private kindergartens outside ministry supervision are not included. Registration for official kindergartens is through the local authority.

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