Al Salam Private School

The school is located in "Al Nahda 2, Al Ghusais, Dubai PO Box 5251 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates".

A typical day at the nursery would include the following: Arrival – children greeted warmly at the door by the staff. Outdoor Play (weather permitting), Breakfast, Morning Welcome Circle, Arts & Crafts, Circle Time, Lunch, Story Time and Collection. During the week the school include sessions in Physical Education, Music ,Arabic, Islamic Studies & Gym.

They create an environment where the child feels at home, relaxed and ready to learn. They prefer that the first few days the children should go home early as they still don’t know them.

Of course! Parents can come any time.

One of the school program’s goals is to communicate openly with the parents. A weekly folder is sent to the parents with everything that their child did in the classroom. Naturally, the parents can speak to their Child’s teacher throughout the term.

The school don’t provide any food. The parents should provide their child with the things that he/she likes to eat.

No, the children don’t wear a uniform. The parents should also provide extra clothes for their child to be kept in the nursery and a towel which will be given every Thursday.

If a comforting toy is needed to ease the transition to the nursery the school is happy for the child to have these until they are settled. They request that children do not bring toys or stuffed animals after they are settled as they have many, many materials here for them.

With their student diversity, they try to recognize the holidays of many cultures – Birthdays, ministry declared holidays, Eid, Prophet Muhammad Birth etc.

The nursery accepts children in nappies, and the staff will continue with their Childs toilet training in conjunction with the parents. The school request the parents to provide nappies and an extra set of labeled clothing.

If so the school will send him/her to the nurse and call their parents. If the nursery feels that the child needs doctor attention she will call the parents and if unable they will take their child to NMC Hospital.

The school have no authority to give medicine at the Nursery. If the child becomes sick during nursery hours they will contact the parents and ask them to take their child home. Preschool children have a low resistance to infection and if the child has a cold / runny nose, diarrhea or vomiting, they ask the parents not to send him/her to nursery until he/she is better. This will avoid a complete circle of infection within the classroom and lead to a quicker recovery.

They use Time Out, which is a brief time spent away from the activities, for behavior that is unacceptable, such as biting, hitting etc. The child is asked to sit somewhere else (within the supervised area) and is welcomed back to the group when he/she feels better.

All children should have a spare set of underwear, which will be kept in a bag, supplied by the Nursery; a small hand towel with a loop to hang it up classes need to bring one as they have paper towels in the bathrooms; a packet of nappies and baby wipes (if necessary); they will need to have a lunch box (preferably cool box type), and a beaker if required; snack food is provided by the parents; chocolate, fizzy drinks and any form of nuts are not allowed in the Nursery, due to the high incidence of allergy and the risk of choking; and all items must be labeled.

The school understand that the settling in period can be a very difficult time for both parents and children. Their settling in policy is based on the fact that familiarity encourages trust and confidence in children. The better they know them the more comfortable they are with them. Before the official opening day the school ask parents to come with their child to introduce their child to the teacher and the classroom. The following day they ask them to leave their child for two hours. Usually their child will cry for a short time as the parents leave. After three or four days the school find that most children can be left for two or three days quite happily. If their child cries for up to twenty minutes the school will call the parents. Thankfully the school is pleased to let know that most children settle very well into nursery life and thrive on the care and love bestowed on them by their teacher.