Early Learning Center Dubai
All you need to know about setup early learning center Dubai:
Today’s parents are always a way ahead towards facilitating the smartest way of learning for their child. In order to provide children a safe and nurturing learning environment, Quality Early Learning Center is becoming the best options for all parents. The growing demand for Early learning Center Dubai impacted widely to the new investor which results in the activity becoming their favorite pick to invest.
If you are also looking to invest in Early Learning Center in Dubai, below explained process should be your key consideration.
Catering to Age Group of 3years to 6years, Early Learning Center is controlled and regulated by KHDA (Knowledge & Human Development Authority). KHDA ensures that the center must include curriculum which helps child to enhance their abilities in different developmental areas in accordance to the learning outcomes suitable for this age group.
Where to Start
The complete process of business setup in Dubai for early learning center is divided into three stages
Stage 1
Application for registering new early childhood education center with Department of Economic Development Dubai (DED). Click here for detail costing for business setup in Dubai DED
Stage 2
Once initial approval is granted from DED, Submission of Business Plan (Academic Plan) to Dubai Knowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA) for approval.
What is Academic Plan
The academic plan should cover the executive summary and other elements such as the strategy and philosophy of the center, educational program, facilities and resources, governance and management, marketing and financial plan.
Executive Summary
Brief summary of the project indicating why the investor is seeking to establish the early learning center (elc)
Strategy & Philosophy
Vision and mission statement, Aims and objective, promise to parents and philosophy and development theory adopted
Summary of services
Age range for admission, number and grouping of children, staff count, fee range, investment capital and operation hours
Educational Program & Support
Educational goals, description of pedagogy and methodology, description of daily program schedule and time table, language support, Arabic language support, policy for individuals and groups meeting, description of children progress evaluation and info for partnership with parents including reporting.
Facilities and Resources
The number of staff should be appropriate and linked to the number of children in the center/classrooms as table below:
| Age group | Staff/Child Ratio |
| 3 to 4 years | 1:8 |
| 4 to 6 years | 1:12 |
Indoor Requirements: Below table will show the minimum standard area for each child. The indoor area is calculated after excluding the corridors, toilets, offices, stores, staff rooms, kitchen , cabinets and other fixtures.
| Age group | Area for each child |
| 3 to 4 years | 2.75 sq.m |
| 4 to 6 years | 2.75 sq.m |
Outdoor Requirements: Nurseries should provide an outdoor play area for children to develop their gross motor skills wherever possible, each room should have access to the outside so children can access outside learning at anytime.
| Age group | The area allocated for 1/5 number of children |
| 3 to 6 years | 4.5 sq.m |
Curriculum must include description of Arabic language program and efforts to promote national identity. There should be proper arrangement in the center to support children with disabilities. Also there should be the provision for children with additional language learning needs.
Financial Plan
Business plan must carry the financial clarity in terms of following:
- Projected Profit & Loss statements for next three to five years
- Projected Balance sheet for next three years
- Projected cash flow statement for next five years
- Detailed breakdown of children per year/Fill and Part time teacher per year/teaching assistant per year/and non teaching staff per year
- Detailed breakdown of salaries of staff including teachers
- Tuition fees per student per year
- Supplementary fees (Extra Curricular activities, food, transport)
- Gross built up area(in square feet), Net Built up area(in square feet), Total plot size (In square feet), outdoor play area(in square feet)
Final Stage 3
Once the process reach to stage 3, Investor must ensure the following arrangements for health safety and hygiene in order to obtain approvals from Dubai Municipality and Civil Defense.
- Description of health & safety management procedures including qualification of specialized staff, first aid, evacuation and emergency procedures
- Description of written policies to ensure hygiene in ECEC (Including hand washing , toileting, diaper changing policies, cleaning and disinfection protocols)
- Description of procedures for arrival and departure of children including transportation arrangements
- Description of child protection procedures
- Information regarding supervisory practices, for ensuring children are safe at all times including sleeping times, play times and trips
Upon KHDA Approvals from Dubai Municipality and Dubai Civil Defense on early childhood education center infrastructure will allow you to be fully operational with your activity.
Setup Time Frame
The whole process from Stage 1 to stage 3 can take around three to six months time upon successful submission of all the necessary documents with relevant authorities.
For more detailed discussion on cost, qualification of staff and documentation, please feel free to reach us for one on one discussion. Our experts will route you through the entire detailed procedure and ensure you the seamless and hassle free establishment for your “Early learning Center” in the Emirate of Dubai.
This blog post written by Ms. Shweta, Business advisor at Flying colour business Setup Service, emphasize in providing the best advisory and customer satisfaction to clients. For any help with making any decision in choosing the right activity for your business setup in dubai, you can reach us at any time.
