Nurseries: duBAi
duBAi AuTisM CeNTer
Diyafa Road Villa no. 20 Dubai 04 398 6862 dubaiautismcenter.ae
duBAi eArly CHild developMeNT CeNTre
Academic City Al Ruwayeh Dubai 04 326 0300 cda.gov.ae
duBAi geM Nursery JuMeirAH
(Before the Iranian hospital) Dubai 04 345 3550 050 653 2586 dubaigem.org
eMerAld CiTy Nursery (pArT oF THe BeAuTiFul MiNds Nurseries)
Villa 15, Street 21a Jumeirah 2 Dubai 04 349 0848 emeraldcitynursery.com
eMirATes BriTisH Nursery
Mirdif, Dubai 04 288 9222 Umm Suqeim, Dubai 04 348 9996 Motorcity, Dubai 04 567 6555 emiratesbritishnursery.com
FirsT sTeps Nursery
Umm Suqeim 3 Dubai 04 348 6302 055 790 2553 firststepsnm.com
March 2016
Curriculum: Special needs Age: 3 years to 8 years Term dates: Yearly Fees: On request
Activities: Special education, occupational therapy, speech therapy, movement therapy, music therapy, art therapy and computer literacy. Hours of operation: 8am-1.30pm.
About: Our mission is to help children with a disability or those who are at risk of developmental delay, and to help their families to improve the quality of their lives through comprehensive assessment, compassionate comprehensive community-based services and family-centred programmes, while promoting advocacy, research and professional development.
Curriculum: Support Services UAE Age: Up to 6 years Fees: Free for UAE Nationals
Hours of operation: 7am-5pm.
Curriculum: UK Age: Lower nursery: 1.5 years to 2.5 years. Upper nursery: 2.5 years to 3.5 years Term dates: Sep-Dec, Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun Fees: From AED18,000
Activities: P.E., music, annual concert, sports day, picnics, television cartoon shows, music lessons, indoor sports.
Curriculum: British curriculum – Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Age: 2 months to 4+ years Term dates: Sep-Dec, JanMar, Apr-July (with holiday programmes) Fees: AED 25,500 to AED34,785 Transport? No waiting list? No
About: Our child-centred approach promotes the development of creativity, individuality and self-confidence, whilst delivering the highest standards of care. Most of all we just love to be outdoors and as often as we can, we spend hours in our veggie garden, connecting with nature and understanding life. Facilities: Library, indoor play areas, spacious and shaded outdoor play area, children’s vegetable gardens. extracurricular activities: Kung Fu, ballet, music and movement, playball and swimming.
Curriculum: UK EYFS Age: 3 months to 4 years (Mirdif branch), 18 months to 4 years (Umm Suqeim branch) Term dates: Sep-Jun Fees: AED21,300 to AED39,000
Activities: Teddy bear’s picnic, sports day, soft play, music and rhyme time, discovery corner, fun with numbers, spring concert, water play, sensory garden, chit-chat mornings for parents, boogie tots, sporty tots, spring egg hunt, festive parties, fun in the park, water wingers.
Curriculum: UK EYFS Age: 18 months to 4 years Term dates: Sep-Dec, Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun Fees: AED13,500 to 30,600
Activities: Special events and field trips, physical development such as visit to the civil defence department, fun day, cleaning day, circus day, community helpers, farm markets. Creative development such as costume day, National Day, teddy bear day, Mother’s Day and fun day.
Hours of operation: 8am-12.30pm.
Hours of operation: 7am-6pm.
Hours of operation: 8am-5.30pm (Mirdif branch); 8am-3pm (Umm Suqeim branch); 8am-5.30pm (Motor City)
Hours of operation: 8am-12pm.
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