Jerusalén para familias con niños
Criar a los hijos aquí, en orden: lo que paga el Bituaj Leumí, la Tipat Jalav, la matrícula en gan y colegio, el tzaharón, el curso escolar y el verano.
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- 01 Bituach Leumi in Jerusalem: Branches, Appointments and What New Residents Pay 5 min
- 02 Kupat Cholim: Choosing and Registering with a Health Fund in Jerusalem 3 min
- 03 Seeing a Doctor in Jerusalem: Clinics, Urgent Care and the ER 4 min
- 04 Hospitals in Jerusalem, and Pharmacies Open at Night and on Shabbat 3 min
- 05 Gan in Jerusalem: Types, Costs, Registration Dates and What to Expect 9 min
- 06 Schools in Jerusalem for English-Speaking Families: Streams, Registration and What to Expect 4 min
- 07 Summer Camps in Jerusalem: Kaytanot and How to Cover July and August 3 min
- 08 Shabbat and Chagim in Jerusalem: What Closes, What Opens and How the Year Runs 4 min
- 09 Is Jerusalem Safe? A Resident's Guide to Security, Sirens and Everyday Safety 4 min
- 10 Jerusalem with Kids: Things to Do by Age, Rainy-Day Options and Tips 3 min
- 11 The Jerusalem Municipality: Services, Activities and What the City Offers Residents 4 min
- 12 Jerusalem Neighbourhoods for English-Speakers: Where to Live and Why 6 min
- 13 Cost of Living in Jerusalem: A Line-by-Line Budget 5 min
- 14 Hikes Near Jerusalem: Springs, Forests and Half-Day Walks 4 min
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Choose the savings-plan fund before your baby is six months old
Bituach Leumi pays NIS 58 a month into a savings plan for every child, and you can match it with another NIS 58 taken from the child allowance. Choose a provident fund or a bank, and a track, within six months of the birth. If you don't, the money goes to a default (the fund chosen for an older sibling, otherwise a higher-risk provident-fund track) without the matching deposit.
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Claim the child allowance for children born abroad within 12 months
For a birth in an Israeli hospital the allowance starts automatically and is paid on the 20th of each month: NIS 173 for the first child and NIS 219 each for the second to fourth (2026 rates). Children born abroad need a claim form with a copy of their passport. File it within 12 months of aliyah or arrival; after that, only 12 months are paid back.
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After a birth: the grant, the birth certificate and the sefach
The birth grant is paid automatically within a month: NIS 2,103 for a first child, NIS 946 for a second and NIS 631 from the third (2026). Then take both parents' teudat zehut and the hospital's temporary birth certificate to Misrad HaPnim for the Israeli birth certificate (in English if you ask) and updated sefachim. The child must come in person for a first Israeli passport.
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Book Tipat Chalav and follow the vaccine schedule
Tipat Chalav well-baby clinics follow children from birth to age six and give the routine vaccines free. In Jerusalem a clinic is run by the Ministry of Health, the municipality or a health fund. You can book the first two online, in Hebrew only. Since 1 July 2026, children born from 1 January 2025 get their second MMRV dose at 18 months instead of in first grade.
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Under three: register for a supervised maon and apply for the subsidy
Maon registration opens in the spring. For 2026–27 it ran online from 15 February to 8 March 2026, and the 2027–28 dates are not out yet. The Ministry of Labour subsidy depends on income, and each parent must be working, studying or in another listed category. New olim get the top tier with no income test for two years after aliyah, if both parents are in ulpan or job-seeking.
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Gan is free from age 3, but you must register in the January window
Municipal gan is free and compulsory from age 3, and each year's intake goes by calendar year of birth. For 2026–27, registration ran online from 19 January to 8 February 2026. The 2027–28 window has not been published yet, but recent windows have opened in January. Tzaharon, meals and trips cost extra.
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First grade and school transfers have fixed dates
First-grade registration happens in the same winter window as gan. Children born in 2020 started first grade in September 2026. Asking to move a child to another school has its own window, which for 2026–27 ran from 18 February to 10 March 2026. Outside those dates the city must keep a registration office open at least once a week.
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Arrange tzaharon for gan and first and second grade
Nitzanim tzaharonim run Sunday to Thursday until 16:00, from September to June. They cover grades 1–2 everywhere, and gan in cities in socio-economic clusters 1–5. The Ministry's base price is NIS 672 a month, or up to NIS 935 for an expanded gan programme, and its subsidy depends on the city's socio-economic cluster. The local authority runs the programme.
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Put the 2026–27 school holidays in your calendar
Gan and primary school end on Wednesday 30 June 2027. The breaks are Chanukah, 6–12 December 2026; Purim, 23–24 March 2027; Pesach, 13–28 April (back on Thursday 29 April); Yom HaAtzmaut, 12 May; and Shavuot, 10–11 June. Recognised-unofficial (mostly charedi) schools follow a separate Ministry calendar.
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Plan July and August well ahead
Gan to third grade get the Ministry's subsidised summer programme in July. In 2026 it ran from 1 to 30 July, mornings only, with fees set by the city's socio-economic cluster. It ends with July. For a private kaytana, ask the operator for its Ministry of Education approval. Staff need a police clearance, and a gan-age camp may take no more than 35 children.
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Use a car seat or booster until age 8
Under the traffic regulations, children ride in a child seat or booster until age 8. Only seats made to Israeli standard 1107 may be sold. The Standards Institution advises keeping babies rear-facing until at least age one and 9 kg. A rear-facing seat must never go in a front seat that has an airbag.
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Get the mamad ready for small children
Home Front Command instructions change with the security situation, so check the current ones on its app or website. Don't rely on what applied last time. Go over the drill with each child at their level. In February 2026 the Ministry of Education also advised stocking the protected room with what little ones need: water, food, dummies, games and stories.
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Gazelle Valley Park Parques y naturaleza · Givat Mordechai / Katamonim A 260-dunam urban nature reserve in the middle of Jerusalem with a free-roaming herd of mountain gazelles, a lake, bird hides and a flat paved circuit. Entry is free and no booking is needed. No dogs are allowed anywhere in the park. 
Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Zoo y animales · Malha Jerusalem's zoo, in a wooded valley below Malha, keeps animals named in the Bible alongside a wide international collection, spread around a lake and a hillside of large open enclosures. It is one of the few paid attractions in the city that stays open on Shabbat. Buy tickets online before Shabbat and holidays; the ticket office shuts two hours before the zoo. 
Ein Bokek Central Beach Baños y playas · Dead Sea The free public beach in the middle of the Ein Bokek hotel strip at the southern Dead Sea, run by Tamar Regional Council. Lawns, shaded areas, sand, play and fitness equipment, free umbrellas and chairs, showers, changing rooms and toilets, with a promenade, mall and cafés a few steps away. Entry, umbrellas and chairs are free — you only pay for parking.