Half a million children aged 0-6 were set to return to preschools and nurseries Sunday morning as Israel gradually phases out restrictions put in place to stave off the spread of coronavirus.
Public preschools will have to rotate between the attendance of different groups of students to adhere to strict social distancing regulations that restrict an establishment's capacity to up to 17 children at a time.
Some 2,200 daycare centers will return to 60% of their regular capacity, leaving tens of thousands of toddlers up to the age of three and their parents unanswered.