Early Childhood: Kindergarten Track (Birth to age 6)

Emuna Ephrata – academic college of arts and educationBachelor of Education (B.Ed)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 92 or moreTeacher trainingPeriphery 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

Quality Bagrut Certificate track

Without a psychometric exam, subject to a weighted bagrut average of at least 92

Regular track

Bagrut certificate and psychometric exam track

The combined score required for admission is at least 540

Special track

Exceptions to the admission requirements

The college will allow the admission of up to 10% of the students in each study program who do not meet the admission requirements for reasons such as: improving access to higher education in Israel. The unique needs of diverse communities in Israel and the multicultural nature of society. Special personal and academic circumstances that justify exceptional admission

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

For every track

Applicants with a combined score (bagrut + psychometric exam) of 525–539 will be admitted if they achieve a score of at least 5.5 on the Mesila test
Personal interview with the head of the track
Eligibility for a bagrut certificate.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut certificateתעודת בגרותquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריapplicantמועמדcombined scoreציון משולבMesila testמסיל"הpersonal interviewראיון אישיeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרות

Source:The institution's siteefrata.emef.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

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.

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data

After the degree

The degree awarded

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

Admitted students and graduates

average across all institutions

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

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data

Money

How the institution is funded

Institutions funded by the Ministry of Education

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

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 4 Oct 2026
Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/List-of-Educational-Institu…checked 4 Oct 2026
Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/Perypheria44checked 4 Oct 2026