After almost 2 months, daycares and kindergartens reopen with social distancing, but class size limits and lingering compensation issues mean thousands are remaining behind

Comments come as hundreds of thousands of kids set to return to kindergartens on Sunday morning; Lag B'Omer situation remains unresolved at national level

Education Minister Rafi Peretz hails the move, saying having programs for young children in the afternoon will enable thousands of parents to get back to work

Teachers union says daycare staff can work voluntarily on Tuesday; Treasury said to tell union it will be taken into account in negotiations over possible school year extension

Health Ministry signs on to deal that will see government-subsidized facilities reopen, but tens of thousands of toddlers under 3 could be forced to stay home

Suspect arrested after raid uncovers seedlings in the courtyard of Hod Hasharon nursery

Police in Rosh Ha'ayin suspect pair of local residents joined 18-year-old Adir Ratzon in setting fire to Carmel Mauda's home

Police are looking into whether 18-year-old Adir Ratzon, who was involved in previous arson incident, had been hired to target Carmel Mauda's building

Officials reportedly heard of Netanyahu's planned move through media reports; one expert estimates cost at NIS 4.5 billion a year

PM accepts demand that all state-funded daycare be subject to stricter supervision -- after September election; private facilities, including for all kids under 3, still left out