Families
Modiin with kids
Modiin is a young, family-heavy city with state and state-religious gans and schools in every neighbourhood, large parks and a dense network of bike paths. After-school care is run city-wide by Amutat Sachlavim, and daycare for ages 0-3 is run by WIZO, Emunah, Newton and other operators.
Families
Start here
7 steps, in the order most people take them.
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Register for gan and school
Registration is online, usually in January-February for the next school year; for 2026-27 it ran 19 Jan-8 Feb 2026. New residents upload ID appendices, a certified rental or purchase contract and a cancellation form from their previous city.
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Book a tzaharon
Sachlavim runs after-school care in gans (Sun-Thu 14:00-17:00) and for grades 1-2; register alongside school registration.
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Find a daycare (maon)
The municipality publishes a list of daycare centres by neighbourhood for ages 0-3, including WIZO, Emunah, Newton and Sachlavim centres.
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Ask about education discounts
The education discount committee accepts requests each autumn; in 2026 the window was 6 Oct-6 Nov.
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Get outside
Anava Park has an 8 m adventure playground and a lake; the Moriah bike park has a pump track for children; the Children's Forest and Titura Hill are easy family walks.
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Swim and play sport
The municipal sports centre on Emek Zevulun has the city pool and a toddler pool; the Recreation and Sports Park on Emek HaEla has a water park for ages 6-12.
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Afternoon clubs (chugim)
Matnas Modiin / Sachlavim runs chugim, holiday camps, a conservatory and an art centre across the city.
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Guides
Read next
- Schools and gans in Modiin: registration, after-school care and help for olimHow gan and school registration works in Modiin, what is known about 2027-28, the city's tzaharon and daycare options, and the support olim children get.
- Modiin neighbourhoods compared: Buchman, Kaizer, Shimshoni and the restModiin's neighbourhoods with their old and new names, when each was settled, how many people live there, and which ones NBN says are popular with olim.
- Things to do in Modiin: hills, Hasmonean sites and day tripsThe city's museum and archaeological hills, its parks and trails, and the sites at Latrun, Ben Shemen Forest and Neot Kedumim within about 10 km.
- Health funds, doctors and urgent care in ModiinWhere the four kupot cholim are in Modiin, Terem and the after-hours clinic, the nearest hospitals, and the Shabbat duty pharmacy.
Good to know
Children already in a gan must re-register every year. Single parents can apply for a state subsidy for gan tzaharonim.
Community groups
Where people talk
- Buchman/Giva C Women in EnglishFacebook · Community members
- City of Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut WhatsApp updatesWhatsApp · Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut municipality
- City of Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut on FacebookFacebook · Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut municipality
- HaKramim residents (תושבי שכונת הכרמים במודיעין)Facebook · Community members
- Hasmonean Heritage Museum on FacebookFacebook · Hasmonean Heritage Museum (municipality)
- Kaizer/Shimshoni women in EnglishFacebook · Community members
Day plans
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Source
- Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut municipality (opens in a new tab)
- Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut municipality (opens in a new tab)
- Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut municipality (opens in a new tab)
- Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut municipality (opens in a new tab)
- Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut municipality (opens in a new tab)
This page was written for Modiin from the sources above.
