Childcare

The silent wave

Why we must prepare for the upcoming crisis in child protection

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.
A daycare teacher plays with children at a WIZO daycare center.

Israel's Knesset pushes to create daycare oversight authority after Jerusalem tragedy

ISRAEL’S VALIANT rescue services quickly removed the other 52 babies.

Jerusalem daycare tragedy: Why make the story worse than it is? - opinion

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent listen as National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025.

Democratic states sue Trump administration over childcare fund freeze


Shas labor minister requests year delay in haredi daycare subsidy cuts

Removing yeshiva studies from the list of occupations that qualify for daycare subsidies would require a number of software updates, according to Ben Tzur.

 Shas parliament member Yoav Ben Tzur speaks outside the election committee meeting where political parties running for a spot in the upcoming Israeli elections, arrive to present the party list for the September 2019 elections, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on August 1, 2019.

Israel to stop subsidizing haredi children's daycare amid IDF draft efforts

The attorney-general's ruling will likely lead to a financial blow to thousands of haredi families just weeks before a new school year begins.

 A haredi man reads a newspaper in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood.

$1 million allocated to students for school supplies

IFCJ and Kravitz to support 12,000 students with $1 million worth of school supplies amidst the Swords of Iron operation, helping families in need across Israel.

 $1 million allocated to students for school supplies

Breaking the cycle: ELI's journey to heal Israel's children

ELI, whose initiative aims to break the intergenerational cycles of abuse, has reached out to the most vulnerable – providing guidance during the biggest crisis in Israel’s history.

CEO Eran Zimrin

Battling childhood cancer: Four-wheeling with Zichron Menachem

There were kids of all ages, ranging from all sectors of Israeli society, from secular to haredi.

 ZICHRON MENACHEM volunteers and kids.

Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says

The World Health Organization says many in Gaza face famine-like conditions, and more than 8,000 children under five years old are suffering from acute malnutrition.

 Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis talks during an interview with Reuters, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens,Greece, June 18, 2024.

Data experts say posting pictures and activities of children online is dangerous

Experts say that posting photos on social media of children can create a digital identity for children, facilitating identity theft and distribution of the child's image to unwanted parties.

 Is your child using the internet safely? (illustrative)

Israeli kids found wandering alone amid storms, extreme weather

Storms battered the whole country this weekend with nearly 90mm falling in some areas in 24 hours.

 Flooded rivers in Israel's North, February 17, 2024.

Israel charges preschool teacher with hundreds of child abuse counts

The teacher, Rowan Abdel-Hai, worked for several years at HaGan Shel Sigal Preschool in Hod Hasharon.

Preschool-age children accompanied by teacher (illustrative).

'The Sizzling Schnitzel:' A startling summer warning for parents

"The video," United Hatzala explained in a statement, "serves as a powerful reminder of the life-threatening consequences that can result from negligence with regard to leaving children in cars."

 A young child uses a tablet in the back seat of a car (illustrative)