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Kindergartens in Ashdod

Ashdod has 499 kindergartens (gan) supervised by the Ministry of Education and 88 daycare centres. By stream: 51% Haredi, 32% State (secular) and 16% State-religious.

49% are official kindergartens run by the local authority, and 103 are special education kindergartens.

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All Israel
Haredi 255(Israel: 27%)State (secular) 162(Israel: 55%)State-religious 82(Israel: 18%)
499Kindergartens
255Haredi51% of kindergartens
162State (secular)32% of kindergartens
88Daycare centresAges 0 to 3

List of kindergartens in Ashdod

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

Haredi 255State (secular) 162State-religious 82

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Recognised, unofficial 252Official (state) 247

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 Ashdod

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How many kindergartens are there in Ashdod?

According to the Ministry of Education, Ashdod has 499 supervised kindergartens: 255 Haredi, 162 State (secular) and 82 State-religious.

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

247 of the 499 kindergartens (49%) 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 Ashdod?

Yes, 103 kindergartens in Ashdod are classed as special education, such as communication or language kindergartens.

How many daycare centres are there in Ashdod?

Ashdod has 88 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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