We’re committed to supporting you on your journey as a new parent.
Here, you’ll discover opportunities to bond through your little one with music, fitness and play. You’ll connect with a community of new parents to help guide you through a time of change. We provide activities that promote your child’s physical, social/emotional, and cognitive development, and family programs that build community and create opportunities to share time together.
Programs
The JNew Moms Group offers a professionally-facilitated supportive environment for new moms to share their experiences and exchange ideas as they transition to parenthood. Weekly small group discussions help new moms create meaningful connections with one another while exploring relevant topics such as sleep, child development, self-care, and ways they might incorporate Jewish culture into their growing families. The JNew Moms Group is for first-time mothers of infants ages 0-6 months and welcomes women from both Jewish and Interfaith families.
Wednesdays, Feb 17 – Mar 24 | 1:00-3:00pm
Virtual Group
This group will meet online via ZOOM Meetings
Fee: $90 per child
Contact Jen Streicher at 224.406.9223 or JStreicher@jccchicago.org for more information.
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JCC Chicago’s popular JNew Moms Groups form in the city and the suburbs on a rolling basis according to participant interest. If you are expecting or have given birth to your first child and are part of a Jewish or Interfaith family, we want to hear from you…
This program is made possible by a grant from jBaby Chicago, a program of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago.
Because new fathers deserve a community, too, we are thrilled to introduce the JNew Dads Group! Professionally facilitated by a licensed counselor and father of two, this online group invites new dads to ask questions, share their experiences and exchange ideas with one another as they begin the journey toward becoming the fathers they want to be. Weekly discussions will help dads grow as parents and partners, fostering meaningful friendships while covering topics related to parenting, child development, relationships, work-life balance and more. The JNew Dads Group is for first-time fathers of infants ages 0-9 months and welcomes men from both Jewish and Interfaith families.
Wednesdays, Feb 17 – Mar 24 | 7:30-9:00pm
Virtual Group
This group will meet online via ZOOM Meetings
Fee: $60 per child
Contact Jen Streicher at 224.406.9223 or JStreicher@jccchicago.org for more information.
This program is made possible by a grant from jBaby Chicago, a program of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago.
With the birth of each baby we become “new” mothers all over again, making both literal and figurative space for another infant as we adapt to the changing dynamics of a growing family. The JNew to Two (or More) Moms Group provides an opportunity for mothers who have recently welcomed their second (or third, fourth, etc.) baby to share openly about the rewards and challenges of caring for multiple children (while also living through a global pandemic). Professionally-facilitated weekly discussions help spark meaningful connections between participants while addressing relevant topics such as infant care, supporting older children as they transition to big siblinghood, meeting the needs of kids at different developmental levels, appreciating each child as an individual, and recalibrating the balance of parenthood, work and relationships within our evolving identities.
Thursdays, Jan 21 – Feb 25 | 1:00-3:00pm
Virtual Group
This group will meet online via ZOOM Meetings
Fee: $90 per family
Please contact Jen Streicher at 224.406.9223 or jstreicher@jccchicago.org for program information.
This program is made possible by a grant from jBaby Chicago, a program of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago.
This is the essential Music Together® class, one that a child can attend from birth through age five. Based on the recommendations of child development researchers, this class groups children of a variety of ages, which fosters natural, family-style learning. Younger children enjoy watching and imitating older ones; older children learn by leading younger ones; and adults enjoy having their whole family in class together. Each child participates at their own level in singing, moving, chanting, listening, watching, or exploring musical instruments. Any caregivers—parents, grandparents, nannies—can bring the children. The whole family is welcome for this important family music experience.
Northbrook – ‘Z’ Frank Apachi
Keep an eye out for future dates.
3050 Woodridge Lane, Northbrook
$215 (1 child)
$110 (2nd child)
Third child free
If you have questions please contact Tiffany Gates Etchell: director@harmonioushorizons.com or 847.906.3190.
Stay and Play Spaces are Currently Closed
Our community Stay and Plays space are closed until further notice out of an abundance of caution around Coronavirus.
Have fun with your little one and connect with other families when you Stay & Play at the J! Our infant/toddler play spaces have been expertly designed with the littlest hands, feet, and bodies in mind. Stay and Play at the J is a no-cost, drop-in playtime for children and infants to 36 months, with a caregiver.
Chicago | Florence G. Heller JCC
Mondays | 2:30-4:30pm
Thursdays | 10:00am-12:00pm
524 W. Melrose, Chicago
773.938.8340
Glencoe | JCC Chicago Early Childhood at Am Shalom
Tuesdays | 10:00-11:00am
840 Vernon Ave., Glencoe
847.835.0008
Lake Zurich | Jacob Duman Early Childhood Center
Mondays & Wednesdays | 9:00-10:00am
23280 N. McHenry Rd., Lake Zurich
847.901.0620
W. Rogers Park @ Bernard Horwich JCC
Join Miss Ilana for music and sensory activities at this FREE playtime for children 0-3 with caregiver.
Keep an eye out for future dates.
3003 W. Touhy Ave., Chicago
Free
Evanston @ Beth Emet Synagogue
FREE family play time in our expertly designed infant and toddler play spaces and enjoy music and sensory activities. For infants to 36 mos. with caregiver.
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1224 Dempster St., Evanston
Free
Join our own Miss Mara and celebrate Shabbat together through art, music, literature, and sensory experiences. For children 6 mos.-3 years with caregiver.
Lake Zurich @ Jacob Duman Early Childhood Center at Lake County JCC
Keep an eye out for future dates.
23280 N. Old McHenry Rd., Lake Zurich
$128