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Education and Child Development in Early Childhood from a Community Perspective

The Western Galilee CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 82 or morePeriphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut average / pre-academic mechina / practical engineer certificate / 30+ mechina with a grade of 82

  • Bagrut average / pre-academic mechina / practical engineer certificate / 30+ mechina with a grade of 82 or higher.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut average / pre-academic mechina at another institution / practical engineer certificate / 30+ mechina with a grade of 76–82 + interview(our wording)

  • Bagrut average / pre-academic mechina at another institution / practical engineer certificate / 30+ mechina with a grade of 76–82. Admission will be considered based on an interview with the department head or someone appointed by them.

Through a preparatory program

Pre-academic mechina at the Western Galilee Academic College with a grade of 77

  • Pre-academic mechina at the Western Galilee Academic College with a grade of 77 or higher.

Through a preparatory program

Pre-academic mechina at the Western Galilee Academic College with a grade of 75–77 + interview(our wording)

  • Pre-academic mechina at the Western Galilee Academic College with a grade of 75–77. Admission will be considered based on an interview with the department head or someone appointed by them.

Regular track

Eligibility for a bagrut certificate + psychometric exam(our wording)

  • Eligibility for a bagrut certificate and a psychometric exam score of 500 or higher.

Regular track

Foreign high-school diploma + psychometric exam(our wording)

  • Assessment of a foreign high-school diploma and a psychometric exam score of 500 or higher.
For adults and those who have studied before2

Transfer track (auditing student)(our wording)

  • Students whose bagrut average is below the required level may take 3 courses as auditing students in the transfer track, with the department head’s approval. If they pass all 3 courses with a grade of at least 80 in each course, they may be admitted as regular students to the Department of Education.

Admissions committee (work experience / diploma)(our wording)

  • Applicants with a bagrut certificate or an alternative who do not meet the above requirements, and who have work experience in the fields of education, a practical engineer diploma, or other relevant experience, may apply to the program, and their suitability will be assessed by an admissions committee.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.

For every track

  • A bagrut grade of at least 80 in 3 units, or a passing grade in bagrut English at 4/5 units, or a designated English preparatory program comprising 4 units with a grade of 60 or higher.
  • Graduates of schools where the language of instruction is not Hebrew will be required to pass the Yael exam with a score of 110 points / a grade of 75 or higher in the literacy course in the pre-academic mechina offered by the Western Galilee Academic College will grant an exemption from the Yael exam.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אpractical engineerהנדסאי30+ mechinaמכינת 30+departmentחוגeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריforeign high-school diplomaבגרות חו"ל

What you study

The degree provides theoretical knowledge alongside practical experience in early childhood education. Most institutions offer several study tracks, including teacher training for ages from birth to 6, an extension to age 8—including grades 1 and 2—and a special education track. Topics covered in the degree include the physiology of child development, children's literature, music for early childhood, movement, language development, nutrition for early childhood, children at risk, play and learning, designing learning environments, parenting and community, educational thought, integrating children with special needs, and more.

After the degree

The Ministry of Labor publishes no data on graduates of this field

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 77 points
  • Average psychometric score 390 points

Money

How the institution is funded

Budgeted institutions

Tuition2026/27

Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.

Periphery 44 grant

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition

Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.

per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

This field at other institutions

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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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