South Peninsula Hebrew Day School

Name

South Peninsula Hebrew Day School

Legal name

South Peninsula Hebrew Day School

Website

https://sphds.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Jewish Day School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Reggio Emilia–Inspired Preschools (EDACABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reggio Emilia-Inspired Early Learning Programs (EDACADAB), Nursery School Readiness & Transition Programs (EDACACAL)

Keywords

• Jewish day school
• Early childhood education
• Hebrew language immersion
• K-8 private education
• Judaic studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunnyvale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Primary revenue stream from tuition payments. Families can pay in full by July 6, 2025, or through 10 monthly installments via ParentLocker. A non-refundable tuition deposit of $1,250 per child is due with the signed enrollment contract.
2. Donations and Scholarships: Voluntary donations from families and community members. The school offers donation options with one-time, monthly, or yearly frequencies. Funds support the SPHDS Scholarship Fund for tuition assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

South Peninsula Hebrew Day School (SPHDS) is a private Jewish day school in Sunnyvale, California, serving children from early childhood (18 months) through 8th grade. It offers a dual curriculum integrating General Studies with Hebrew and Judaic Studies, bilingual Hebrew immersion, and a Reggio Emilia-inspired early childhood program, grounded in Orthodox and Zionist values with small class sizes and a holistic social-emotional focus.

Product overview

South Peninsula Hebrew Day School (SPHDS) operates as a unified educational institution offering a dual curriculum that blends General Studies with Hebrew and Judaic Studies across three main programs: Early Childhood Program (serving ages 18 months through Pre-Kindergarten with Reggio Emilia-inspired play-based learning and dual-language immersion), K-5 Program (with daily General Studies, Hebrew Studies, and Judaic Studies plus weekly enrichment in P.E., Art, Music, STEAM, and Garden), and Middle School Program for grades 6-8. The school supplements its core academic programs with Learning Support Services, Academic Enrichment using Beast Academy and Jacob's Ladder, a Music Program integrating Jewish values, a STEAM program, Social Emotional Learning through the Toolbox Project, and Extended Care, Enrichment Classes, Clubs, and Sports activities. The Little Learners Family Center provides parent-child classes for infants and toddlers. All programs are unified by the school's mission to instill Jewish values, love for Torah, and connection to Israel while preparing students for high school and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Childhood Program A play-based preschool inspired by Reggio Emilia, serving children from 18 months through Pre-Kindergarten with dual-language immersion in English and Hebrew, one Hebrew-speaking teacher per classroom, and integration of Jewish life, traditions, and Hebrew throughout the day.
• Little Learners Family Center An Early Childhood Parent Center for infants and toddlers aged birth to 24 months, offering parent-child classes conducted entirely in Hebrew including Sensory Creative Play, Movement, Puppet Theater, and Shabbat Celebrations, with registration through ParentLocker.
• K-5 Program Kindergarten through fifth grade program with three core academic areas (General Studies, Hebrew Studies, and Judaic Studies) daily, plus weekly enrichment in P.E., Art, Music, S.T.E.A.M., and Garden.
• Middle School Program (6th-8th) Middle school program offering core academic subjects, Hebrew and Judaic studies including Advanced Textual Analysis, Torah Shebe'al Peh, Identity & Values, and diverse electives, plus Advisory sessions for social-emotional support.
• Extended Care & Enrichment Classes Extended Care available Monday-Thursday 4:00-5:15 PM providing a free play environment, with Enrichment Classes Monday-Thursday 4:00-4:30/4:45 PM including Movement, STEM, Yoga, Cooking, Soccer, and seasonal offerings.
• Clubs and Sports Afterschool clubs including Sports Club and Cooking Club, with a sports program that includes middle school basketball teams participating in the Golden Tallis Basketball Tournament for Bay Area Jewish Day Schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students graduate equipped with both intellectual capabilities and spiritual compass for the 21st century
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Stratford School: Bay Area network of private preschools through middle schools with multiple campuses across Silicon Valley, including Sunnyvale-area locations. Comparable as a competing K-8 private-school operator in the same geographic catchment, offering secular private-school enrollment as an alternative.
• Chadwick School: Independent K-12 day school on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California. Comparable as a comparable-grade private, community-oriented independent school with holistic education philosophy, but secular and significantly larger.

Direct peers

• Heschel Day School: Jewish K-8 day school in the LA metro area with a similar dual curriculum combining rigorous general studies with Jewish and Hebrew learning. Comparable as a California Jewish day school with a parallel pedagogical philosophy, differing by geography.
• Brandeis Hillel Day School: Jewish day school (formerly branded as Brandeis Hillel Day School) in the San Francisco Bay Area offering K-8 education with a dual secular and Judaic curriculum. Comparable as a regional Jewish K-8 day school with similar educational structure.
• Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School: K-12 Jewish day school in Irvine, California combining general studies with Judaic and Hebrew instruction in a dual-language environment. Comparable as a California Jewish day school with overlapping curriculum philosophy, though it extends through 12th grade.
• Yavneh Day School: Jewish day school with Bay Area locations in Los Gatos and Palo Alto offering K-8 education with Hebrew/Judaic studies integrated alongside a strong general academics program. Directly comparable as a same-region private Jewish K-8 day school.
• Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School: K-8 Jewish day school in Palo Alto serving the same Silicon Valley Jewish family market with a similar dual-curriculum (general + Judaic studies) and Hebrew immersion model. Directly comparable as a regional Jewish day-school peer with overlapping admissions catchment.
• Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School: K-8 Jewish day school in Foster City, CA offering a dual general/Judaic curriculum with Hebrew instruction. Comparable as another Bay Area Jewish K-8 day school serving the same family demographic and competing for Silicon Valley enrollment.

Regional players

• Kehillah Jewish High School: Jewish high school in Palo Alto serving the same Silicon Valley Jewish family demographic. Comparable as a downstream continuation school for SPHDS graduates and a feeder competitor for Jewish families in the Bay Area.

Others

• Congregation Beth Am Religious School: Large Conservative synagogue in Los Altos Hills, CA with affiliated religious education programs serving Jewish families across the Peninsula. Comparable as a community-based Jewish supplementary education provider drawing from the same Silicon Valley Jewish family pool, but operating a part-time religious school rather than full-day day-school.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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