Introducing a New Place to Play, Learn, and Grow Together at the JCC

The Jewish Community Center of Central New Jersey is launching The Village at the JCC of Central NJ, a new early childhood program designed for families with young children. The Village offers meaningful programs, resources and connection for families at every stage of the early childhood journey.

Program offerings include Ready, Set, School, designed for children ages 18–30 months and their caregivers, combining art, songs, stories and sensory play to introduce toddlers to the classroom experience. Community Shabbat, held every Friday at 10:15 a.m., is a free weekly celebration open to all families with registration required, featuring music, connection and challah.

The Village features Grown-Up & Me classes including Baby Bandstand for children from birth through age 3, introducing live music and building early literacy, language and social skills. Tiny Toes, Big Conversation, led by Lisa Greenstein, LCSW, PMH-C, MPH, a maternal mental health therapist, provides support for mothers with babies under 6 months.

The Grown-Up & Me Class Pass offers flexibility for families with children ages 9–24 months to choose from four weekly classes meeting from 11–11:45 a.m.: Mondays (Sensory Play with Julie Gordon), Tuesdays (Mazel Tots with Julie Gordon), Wednesdays (Babies, Books, & Bubbles with Karen Nobile), and Thursdays (Nature & Science with Rachel Pasichow).

All classes begin the week of September 14, 2026. JCC membership is not required to participate. The JCC is located at 1391 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains, and can be reached at (908) 889-8800. More information is available at https://www.jccnj.org/grownupandme/

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