Silverman Preschool at Tifereth Israel (including Gesher Transitional Kindergarten)
6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd., San Diego, CA 92119
About
Silverman Preschool at Tifereth Israel, including the Gesher Transitional Kindergarten, offers a play-based approach to life and learning with activities such as weekly Shabbat, Tot Shabbat, Family Shabbat, and family celebrations during the High Holidays. Children take part in weekly story time, visits with animals, a winter snow day, and daily classroom experiences that include Morning Meeting, class time work with directed centers, S.T.E.M, Music & Movement, Judaic circle time, free play with open centers, and Shalom Chaverim.
• Ages: 6 weeks–5 years old
• Schedule: Silverman Preschool operates from 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. with two, three, and five day options; Gesher TK instructional hours are 8:30 a.m.–2:45 p.m., with before and after school care from 7:30–8:30 a.m. and 3:00–5:30 p.m.
For over 70 years, Silverman Preschool has nurtured relationships with parents, children, and the community. The program includes an infant program for ages 6 weeks to 2 years old and a preschool program for ages 2 to 5 years old, with a minimum of 1 teacher to every 4 infants and 1 teacher to every 12 preschoolers. Gesher TK is described as a bridge into Kindergarten, using a modified Kindergarten curriculum parallel to the public school district, with a play-based program that emphasizes social behavior, play, language, mathematics, literacy, and writing skills in a structured day where students learn classroom respect and independence, and is described as a gift of an extra year. The mission of Silverman Preschool is to create learning opportunities to develop social-emotional, cognitive, and physical skills in a play-based curriculum that promotes Judaic morals and values. Teachers at Silverman Preschool have made early childhood education their career and continue their learning through college courses, seminars, and workshops. Silverman Preschool serves many local neighborhoods and nearby communities and holds State Licensing #372001648 and #376701134.
Last updated February 14, 2026.
• Ages: 6 weeks–5 years old
• Schedule: Silverman Preschool operates from 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. with two, three, and five day options; Gesher TK instructional hours are 8:30 a.m.–2:45 p.m., with before and after school care from 7:30–8:30 a.m. and 3:00–5:30 p.m.
For over 70 years, Silverman Preschool has nurtured relationships with parents, children, and the community. The program includes an infant program for ages 6 weeks to 2 years old and a preschool program for ages 2 to 5 years old, with a minimum of 1 teacher to every 4 infants and 1 teacher to every 12 preschoolers. Gesher TK is described as a bridge into Kindergarten, using a modified Kindergarten curriculum parallel to the public school district, with a play-based program that emphasizes social behavior, play, language, mathematics, literacy, and writing skills in a structured day where students learn classroom respect and independence, and is described as a gift of an extra year. The mission of Silverman Preschool is to create learning opportunities to develop social-emotional, cognitive, and physical skills in a play-based curriculum that promotes Judaic morals and values. Teachers at Silverman Preschool have made early childhood education their career and continue their learning through college courses, seminars, and workshops. Silverman Preschool serves many local neighborhoods and nearby communities and holds State Licensing #372001648 and #376701134.
Last updated February 14, 2026.
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