Early Childhood: Kindergarten Track (Birth to age 6)

Levinsky-Wingate Academic CenterBachelor of Education (B.Ed)

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

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

quality bagrut

Bagrut average of at least 92

Regular track

suitability score

Suitability score (bagrut + psychometric exam) of at least 550

For adults and those who have studied before3

Applicants aged 30 or older without a full bagrut certificate

Applicants aged 30 or older without a full bagrut certificate, or with a score below the requirement stated above, must have a psychometric exam score of at least 550 and also complete the +30 mechina (6 courses taken alongside the first academic year of the degree).

Admission track for practicing teachers

At least 2 years of teaching experience, working at least half-time
Applicants who do not meet the bagrut grade or suitability score requirements will be required to study in a bagrut improvement mechina (preparatory program) (some courses will be recognized toward degree studies)
Applicants aged 30 or older without a full bagrut certificate must complete the +30 mechina (6 courses taken alongside the first academic year of the degree).

Graduates of certificate programs recognized by the Academic Center

The certificate program must have been in a field close or equivalent to the specialization the applicant wishes to study.
Applicants with a bagrut score below 92 must have an average grade of at least 85 in the certificate program
Applicants who do not meet the bagrut grade or suitability score requirements will be required to study in a bagrut improvement mechina (preparatory program) (some courses will be recognized toward degree studies)

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

For every track

At least 4 units in English
Pass an admissions committee
Holders of a bagrut certificate from the Arab community are required to have 5 units in Hebrew expression with a grade of at least 80, and a score of at least 110 on the Yael exam Holders of a foreign high-school diploma must present an equivalency approval and a score of at least 110 on the Yael exam

The Hebrew terms

bagrutבגרותquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתsuitability scoreציון התאמהpsychometric examפסיכומטריapplicantמועמדbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותmechinaמכינהacademic yearשנת הלימודיםadmission trackמסלול קבלהunitsיח"ל

Source:The institution's sitel-w.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

only for programs at the Eilat Campus campus

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
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