Eyes on Early Years Volume 18 | Page 5

1 1 2 2 3 Little Wonders is an EYFS Nursery which has been providing quality education since 2005 in the UAE. We have two nurseries, one in Dubai (Al Manara) and one in Sharjah (Al Taawun). Our primary goal is to provide the highest quality childcare and early year’s education that is both accessible and affordable. In our Al Manara branch, our villa consists of 8 classrooms with an indoor soft play and physical development room, a library, a role play area, a sensory garden, a sensory spa, a huge sandpit, two large outdoor play areas and a water play area. In Sharjah we have 5 well equipped classrooms, an exploration area, soft play area and sensory area. Little Wonders vision is to provide a friendly, welcoming home from home environment where we strive to provide the very best in Early Years Education, which is tailored to the need of each child. In this secure environment, the children are able to grow and develop through play, exploration and discovery and become confident, social and independent individuals. We encourage parental involvement throughout the year as we believe that parents should be our partners in educating children. At Little Wonders everyone is known and valued, this includes the children, parents and staff. We offer our parents a very early drop off, late pick up (6pm) and flexible days, combined with lower fees than most nurseries in the area. At Little Wonders every child gets a first class education with an exceptional early years’ experience and facilities that many other settings can’t offer such as the sensory spa, library and sensory garden. Parents get excellent value for money, daily communication via our parent app, and peace of mind that their children are well cared for all day from a young age. Many of our wonderful staff have been around since the very early days of Little Wonders. It is because of these wonderful caring ladies that families keep returning to Little Wonders with every new sibling that comes along! Our Teachers are all qualified and well trained in the EYFS and have regular training throughout the year to ensure that their teaching is as per the latest best practice guidelines. We ensure we are always offering an environment which is safe, enabling and conductive to learning. Last year we had a major revamp of the outside areas which included a completely new playground for the children, a bike track, running track, dedicated baby play area, and a new sensory garden where the children can do their own planting, water the plants and search for Minibeasts! We are also very proud of some of our awards which include the DEWA Conservation Award and Innovative Interventions in Preschool Teaching and Learning. We are also recognised for our charitable work for Dubai Cares and the AL Jalila Foundation.