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Parenting Center

Our Parenting Center provides families with support and guidance as they raise their young children. It offers networking opportunities, resources, and programming with a wide variety of classes to meet the developmental and social needs of both young children and parents. From yoga to art, we try to make parent and toddler time fun and interesting. 

Also check out our Swim Classes for Toddlers


The J’s Parenting Center offers classes year-round for toddlers and their caregivers. The spring session of classes ends June 6. 

Please note:  for the spring classes, we will be closed on Monday, April 21 (for Passover) and Monday, May 26 (for Memorial Day).  We will not be holding classes on these Mondays.  Also, there will not be a Rhythm and Books class on Monday, April 28.

The first summer session begins June 16.  Early registration for members of the 16th Street J will be available May 27.  General registration begins June 2 and ends June 13. 

Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, but if space is available, we can take registrations for partial sessions.  We will expand our toddler class offerings again in the fall.

You can fax (202.518.9420), email (registrar@washingtondcjcc.org), phone (202.777.3256) or mail (1529 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036) your registration.  Or, you may call or email our Registrar to register offline:  registrar@washingtondcjcc.org, (202) 777-3256. 

SUMMER SESSION I PARENTING CENTER CLASSES (starting mid-June)

 

Classes for Young Toddlers (under 15 months old)

Musical Fun for Young Toddlers
5 Tuesdays, June 17 July 15, 12:15 12:45 pm
$72, Discounted Member Price $48

Toddlers age 15 months and younger and their grownups can join us for interactive singing, joyful movements, introduction to instruments and much more. The class will showcase songs, rhymes, stories and dances. Special focus on songs that can be sung throughout the day (bath, mealtime, getting dressed, etc.) Improvisation is encouraged.

Classes for Toddlers (15-20 months old)

Rhythm and Books
5 Mondays, June 16 July 14, 10:00-10:45 am
$72, Discounted Member Price $48

Get ready to groove! Bring your toddler for an exciting music-filled story hour. We’ll use puppets, songs, instruments and books to tell stories and build language and pre-literary skills.

Free event!

Ta'am Shel Shabbat

Fridays

10:00 am

Join our preschoolers for a fun-filled Shabbat celebration each Friday. We will sing Shabbat songs in English and Hebrew, say the blessings and enjoy a snack of challah and grape juice.  


 

Get Nurtured 

We offer classes for toddlers and their caregivers year-round.

Also check out our Swim Classes for Toddlers, offered by our Aquatics Department

Contact

Sarah Rabin Spira, Acting Director, Early Childhood, Youth & Family Programs
(202) 777-3270, sarahr@washingtondcjcc.org

Eduardo Chavez, Registrar
(202) 777-3256, registrar@washingtondcjcc.org