When she visited the JCC East Bay’s future campus last week, CEO Susie Cohen Crumpler found a pallet of young olive trees ready for planting along the walkways of its new preschool and play yard.
On Aug. 24, the olive trees, along with grapevines and date palm, pomegranate and fig trees, will welcome up to 120 children ages 6 months to 5 years when the JCC’s preschool relocates to the East Bay Jewish Community Campus. With nearly 70 kids registered so far, enrollment for the preschool is still open for some age groups.
While the campus in North Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood will not have a gym or pool, the 3-acre property will include a basketball court, wellness studio, central grassy area, kosher cafe, teaching kitchen, library, teen center and classrooms, among other features in the renovated office complex…