New rules: Nurseries divided into three categories; registration fee QR1,000
Published: 10 July 2024
NT Bureau
DOHA
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has issued new regulations to improve nursery standards in the country and improve their quality.
The decisions include classifying the types of nurseries, the qualifications and experience required for their workers, the conditions and controls that must be provided at nursery headquarters, and determining licensing fees for establishing and renewing nurseries, the Ministry said in a tweet on X.
According to the new rules, nurseries have been divided into three categories: Day care nurseries, which specialize in providing childcare services to meet the needs of working parents; secondly, care and education nurseries, which will provide day care services and also will teach children basic skills such as language, reading, writing and arithmetic; and third is specialized nurseries, which will provide day care and education services for children with special needs and learning difficulties.
The Ministry has also specified the experiences and qualifications that nursery workers must meet according to these classifications.
The fees for issuing new licenses to establish nurseries and to renew them will be QR1,000.
All nurseries must also provide a safe and healthy environment for children and they must strictly abide by all safety procedures and standards to ensure children’s well-being and develop their physical, psychological and social skills.
The Ministry indicated that nurseries will be given a period of six months to regularise their conditions.
Omar Al-Naama, Assistant Undersecretary for Private Education Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, said: “The new decisions are in line with the Ministry’s strategic directions and objectives aimed at developing the early childhood stage and improving the services provided to children at this important stage of their lives, by ensuring the quality of nurseries, providing the appropriate environment to prepare children educationally, psychologically and educationally, and increasing family awareness of the importance of the education stage from an early age.”
