The Department of Education and Knowledge confirmed the right of nurseries to increase tuition fees every three years. The academic calendar for nurseries operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is five days a week, seven hours a day. It also allowed the opening of nurseries inside the buildings, provided that the nursery is in the ground or first floor of the building.

In addition, the Department of Education and Knowledge, the academic calendar and working hours for nurseries in Abu Dhabi, set seven hours a day from 7 am to 2 pm from Sunday to Thursday, allowing it to extend the hours of care for a maximum of four hours a day from 2 pm to 6 pm, The nursery received its approval, pointing out that the nursery is not allowed to work during the official holidays of the state and during the weekend.

The Department confirmed its supervision of initiatives to develop and organize kindergartens, and that it is authorized to issue licenses for new nurseries and renew existing nursery licenses in Abu Dhabi, in order to ensure the highest levels of early education in the Emirate. The rights of children to receive education that develops their personalities and physical and mental abilities, as well as the skills and expertise of educational leaders and early childhood workers in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The Department confirmed that registration fees and enrollment in Abu Dhabi are different depending on the type of nursery and equipment available in it, noting that each nursery has the right to determine the value of its fees according to the regulations of the laws in force with regard to the operation of nurseries in the emirate.

And stressed the need for nurseries to comply with the provisions of the law when determining their fees and to take into account the submission of requests for approval of fees or increase the Department during the period from January to the end of April each year. If approved, they will be applied from September of the same year, and the obligation to inform parents of children of the increase in fees before June of each year (three months before the date of the increase in fees). Three years of its establishment, or another increase.

The Department pointed out that the model of inspection of nurseries includes two basic elements: support and inspection visit, and aim to improve the quality of education and care provided in kindergartens in Abu Dhabi, adding that the support means any activity occurring before or after the inspection visit, Preparation and preparation for inspection team visit and to make the necessary improvements to the system of education and care in the nursery, while the visit is intended to visit the inspection of the representatives of the Department of nursery to ensure the validity of health and safety procedures followed and academic procedures and licenses, to ensure quality and to measure the extent of Compliance required standards.

The inspection and evaluation of nurseries in Abu Dhabi is based on three phases, selected and determined to ensure that the evaluation process is completed according to the international standards adopted in this field. The first phase includes evaluation before inspection, second phase inspection, and the third phase focusing on follow-up inspection.

The Department pointed out that after the evaluation, it provides specialized programs to support and follow-up nurseries to help improve the quality of its performance in providing education and care services for children, where the nursery is directed to how improvements are made to ensure compliance with established standards, Requirements and quality improvement, pointing out that it helps nurseries adopt self-assessment mechanisms that enable them to identify points of improvement continuously and take action to ensure the quality of education and care provided to children during the entire period of operation.

The Department stressed that the nursery should be located in a quiet place, away from noise, and that children should not be endangered during their presence, arrival or departure. The place where the nursery is located should be suitable, close to urbanization and in a healthy environment. The nursery should be in the ground or first floor of the building consisting of several apartments or be in villas consisting of one or two roles at most, in addition to the need to be healthy and meet the requirements of health and equipped with fire extinguishers.

The total number of nurseries in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is 244, of which 194 are in Abu Dhabi (about 10,700 and 776), 43 are in the Al Ain area (comprising 2,681 students), seven nurseries in Al Dhafra, With 253 students).

Child health rights

The Department of Education and Knowledge stressed that nurseries need to take precautionary measures to prevent pollution and spreading diseases, to use appropriate measures to deal with injuries and sick children, and to take preventive measures and health guidance, especially in the areas of child health and nutrition, breastfeeding, prevention of diseases and accidents, In this regard, in addition to taking measures to prevent and protect children from the use, production, trafficking or promotion of narcotic drugs, mascara, stimulants and all other substances affecting the mind.

The guidelines and requirements that nurseries in Abu Dhabi have to commit to ensure a healthy environment for children, support the school health system in the field of prevention, treatment and health guidance, and take measures to prevent the infection of infectious, dangerous and chronic diseases and provide the necessary vaccinations and immunizations, The child and the mother, preparing them to achieve the objectives of the law and the end, and the psychological care including the development of the child mentally, linguistically and socially, in addition to taking the necessary measures for the early detection of children to diagnose disabilities and diseases City.

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Nursery in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra.

"Nurseries are not allowed to work during public holidays and during weekends."

«Registration fees and enrollment in Abu Dhabi vary depending on the type of nursery and equipment».

«Every nursery has the right to determine the value of its fees according to regulations».